EUR/USD: Germany’s Ifo business climate index unexpectedly fell in April

Posted on April 25, 2019 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.61% against the USD and closed at 1.1154. On the data front, Germany’s Ifo business climate index unexpectedly slid to a level of 99.2 in April, compared to … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Australia’s consumer price inflation cooled in 1Q 2019

Posted on April 24, 2019 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 0.57% against the USD and closed at 0.7097. LME Copper prices declined 0.3% or $18.0/MT to $6430.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 0.9% or $16.0/MT to $1855.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading lower, ahead of BoC’s interest rate decision

Posted on April 24, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.64% against the CAD and closed at 1.3429. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.3450, with the USD trading 0.16% higher against the … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Switzerland’s M3 money supply climbed in March

Posted on April 24, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.46% against the CHF and closed at 1.0202. Data indicated that Switzerland’s M3 money supply advanced 3.5% on a yearly basis in March, following a similar rise in … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japan’s final machine tool orders slipped in March

Posted on April 24, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.07% against the JPY and closed at 111.86. In economic news, Japan’s final machine tool orders tanked 28.5% on an annual basis in March, confirming the preliminary print. … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: British Pound trading a tad lower in the Asian session

Posted on April 24, 2019 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.35% against the USD and closed at 1.2936. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.2932, with the GBP trading marginally lower against the … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s consumer confidence index unexpectedly declines in April

Posted on April 24, 2019 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.34% against the USD and closed at 1.1222. On the data front, the Euro-zone’s consumer confidence index surprisingly slid to a level of -7.9 in April, defying consensus … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Aussie extends its losses in the Asian session

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD marginally declined against the USD and closed at 0.7138. LME Copper prices declined 0.9% or $61.0/MT to $6448.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.1% or $1.5/MT to $1839.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Canada’s retail sales more-than-expected in February

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.17% against the CAD and closed at 1.3344. In economic news, Canada’s retail sales rose 0.8% on a monthly basis in February, compared to a revised fall of … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Switzerland’s trade surplus narrowed in March

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.09% against the CHF and closed at 1.0155. On the macro front, Switzerland’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus narrowed to CHF1.99 billion in March, following a revised surplus of … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japan’s national consumer price index as estimated in March

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly declined against the JPY and closed at 111.94. Data showed that Japan’s national consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.5% on an annual basis in March, at par with … Continue reading →

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