AUD/USD: Aussie trading on a stronger footing this morning

Posted on December 22, 2017 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.48% against the USD and closed at 0.7703. LME Copper prices rose 0.8% or $52.0/MT to $6977.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 0.8% or $16.5/MT to $2108.5/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Canada’s annual inflation surged to its highest level since January 2017 in November

Posted on December 22, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.76% against the CAD and closed at 1.2738. The Canadian Dollar gained ground against the USD, following a pair of upbeat Canadian economic reports. Data showed that Canada’s … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Switzerland’s trade surplus advanced in November

Posted on December 22, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.2% against the CHF and closed at 0.9886. Macroeconomic data indicated that trade surplus in Switzerland expanded to CHF2.63 billion in November, after recording a revised surplus of … Continue reading →

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

Posted on December 22, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD traded flat against the JPY and closed at 113.35. Yesterday, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, played-down hopes of a near-term monetary policy tightening, stating that the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: UK’s Lloyds business confidence jumped to a 5-month high level in December

Posted on December 22, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.08% against the USD and closed at 1.3384. On the economic front, UK’s public sector net borrowing posted a less-than-expected deficit of £8.1 billion in November, following a … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s consumer confidence surged to its highest level since January 2001 in December

Posted on December 22, 2017 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR marginally declined against the USD and closed at 1.1868, despite a jump in Euro-zone’s consumer confidence index. On the economic front, data showed that the flash consumer confidence index … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Aussie trading a tad lower in the morning session

Posted on December 21, 2017 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.09% against the USD and closed at 0.7666. LME Copper prices rose 1.2% or $80.0/MT to $6925.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 1.5% or $31.0/MT to $2092.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading higher, ahead of Canada’s inflation report

Posted on December 21, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.34% against the CAD and closed at 1.2835. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.2826, with the USD trading 0.07% lower against the … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading a tad higher, ahead of Swiss trade balance data

Posted on December 21, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.15% against the CHF and closed at 0.9866. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 0.9861, with the USD trading slightly lower against the … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: BoJ kept monetary policy steady, grows optimistic on consumption and capex

Posted on December 21, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.43% against the JPY and closed at 113.35. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 113.4, with the USD trading slightly higher against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Brexit uncertainty has weakened UK economy: IMF

Posted on December 21, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.1% against the USD and closed at 1.3373, after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered UK’s GDP growth forecast for this year and next, stating that political uncertainty … Continue reading →

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