USD/CAD: Canada’s retail sales post modest gains in September

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.09% against the CAD and closed at 1.2713. The Canadian Dollar declined against the USD, on the back of disappointing Canadian retail sales data. Macroeconomic data revealed that … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading a tad lower in the Asian session

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly declined against the CHF and closed at 0.9816. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 0.9821, with the USD trading marginally higher against the … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japan’s manufacturing sector growth strongest since March 2014 in November

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly rose against the JPY and closed at 111.21. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 111.46, with the USD trading 0.22% higher against the … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Britain’s economic growth confirmed at 0.4% in 3Q 2017

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.13% against the USD and closed at 1.3309, after UK’s total business investments sharply slowed in the three months to September. Preliminary data indicated that total business investment … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s manufacturing and services sector activity surged in November

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.25% against the USD and closed at 1.1850, after the latest set of economic data suggested that robust economic recovery across the single currency bloc is gathering further … Continue reading

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

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.51% against the USD and closed at 0.7617. LME Copper prices rose 0.7% or $44.5/MT to $6872.5/MT. Aluminium prices rose 1.1% or $23.0/MT to $2085.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading marginally lower, ahead of Canada’s retail sales data

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.6% against the CAD and closed at 1.2702. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.2703, with the USD trading slightly higher against the … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading marginally higher this morning

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.98% against the CHF and closed at 0.9817. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 0.9816, with the USD trading a tad lower against … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading on a weaker footing this morning

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 1.1% against the JPY and closed at 111.20. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 111.31, with the USD trading 0.1% higher against the … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: British Government slashes growth projections, sets aside £3.0 billion for Brexit: Autumn Budget

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.66% against the USD and closed at 1.3326. Yesterday, the British Finance Minister, Philip Hammond, in his Autumn Statement announced that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) downgraded … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s consumer confidence jumped to its highest since 2001 in November

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.72% against the USD and closed at 1.1821, after a reading on the Euro-zone consumer sentiment came in better-than-expected in November. Data showed that the Euro-zone’s preliminary consumer … Continue reading

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