USD/JPY: Japanese Yen extends its gains in the Asian session

Posted on September 7, 2018 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.73% against the JPY and closed at 110.67. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 110.58, with the USD trading 0.08% lower against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Sterling trading a tad lower in the morning session.

Posted on September 7, 2018 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.14% against the USD and closed at 1.2929. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.2924, with the GBP trading slightly lower against the … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: German factory orders declined in July, on trade worries

Posted on September 7, 2018 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.07% against the USD and closed at 1.1625. Macroeconomic data showed that Germany’s seasonally adjusted factory orders unexpectedly eased 0.9% on a monthly basis in July, weighed down … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Australia’s trade surplus narrowed in July

Posted on September 6, 2018 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.17% against the USD and closed at 0.7193. LME Copper prices rose 0.5% or $27.0/MT to $5850.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 0.3% or $6.0/MT to $2046.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: BoC kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1.50%

Posted on September 6, 2018 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly declined against the CAD and closed at 1.3174. The Bank of Canada (BoC), in its September monetary policy meeting, opted to leave its key interest rate unchanged at … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc extends its gains in the morning session

Posted on September 6, 2018 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.27% against the CHF and closed at 0.9715. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9696, with the USD trading 0.20% lower against the … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading higher in the Asian session

Posted on September 6, 2018 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD remained flat against the JPY and closed at 111.48. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 111.29, with the USD trading 0.17% lower against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Britain’s service sector activity expanded in August, on strong new orders

Posted on September 6, 2018 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.42% against the USD and closed at 1.2911. Macroeconomic data indicated that UK’s services PMI climbed to 54.3 in August, reaching its second-highest level since February and more … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s retails sales fell for the first time since April 2018 in July

Posted on September 6, 2018 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.43% against the USD and closed at 1.1633. On the data front, Euro-zone’s final Markit services PMI climbed to a level of 54.4 in August, in line with … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Australia’s 2Q GDP growth beat estimates on robust domestic spending

Posted on September 5, 2018 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 0.42% against the USD and closed at 0.7181. LME Copper prices declined 2.2% or $128.0/MT to $5823.0/MT. Aluminium prices fell 2.1% or $43.5/MT to $2040.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Canada’s manufacturing PMI dipped in August

Posted on September 5, 2018 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.65% against the CAD and closed at 1.3178. In economic news, Canada’s manufacturing PMI dropped to a 4-month low level of 56.8 in August, following a reading of … Continue reading →

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