USD/CAD: Canadian building permits declined for the first since March 2017 in July

Posted on September 8, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 1.00% against the CAD and closed at 1.2114. In economic news, Canada’s building permits registered a drop of 3.5% on a monthly basis in July, more than market … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading higher, ahead of Swiss unemployment rate data

Posted on September 8, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.61% against the CHF and closed at 0.9502. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9450, with the USD trading 0.55% lower against the … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japan’s economic growth sharply revised lower in 2Q 2017

Posted on September 8, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.76% against the JPY and closed at 108.37. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 108.17, with the USD trading 0.18% lower against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: UK’s Halifax house prices grew at its quickest pace this year in August

Posted on September 8, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.37% against the USD and closed at 1.3096, after UK’s Halifax house price index climbed more-than-expected by 1.1% on a monthly basis in August, surging at its fastest … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: ECB retained its benchmark interest rate at record low

Posted on September 8, 2017 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.81% against the USD and closed at 1.2022, after the European Central Bank (ECB) President, Mario Draghi, hinted that the long-awaited decision about scaling back the ECB’s quantitative … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Australia’s construction sector growth cooled in August, trade surplus unexpectedly contracted in July

Posted on September 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD marginally rose against the USD and closed at 0.8007. LME Copper prices declined 0.6% or $40.0/MT to $6864.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.6% or $12.5/MT to $2069.5/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: BoC raised key interest rate to 1.00% amid healthy economic growth

Posted on September 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 1.06% against the CAD and closed at 1.2236. The Canadian Dollar surged against the USD, after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised investors with its second interest rate … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading marginally lower in the morning session

Posted on September 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.22% against the CHF and closed at 0.9560. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9563, with the USD trading a tad higher against … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.53% against the JPY and closed at 109.20. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 109.10, with the USD trading 0.09% lower against the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP marginally rose against the USD and closed at 1.3048. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.3043, with the GBP trading slightly lower against the … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Germany’s factory orders fell for the first time in three months in July

Posted on September 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR marginally rose against the USD and closed at 1.1925. On the data front, Germany’s seasonally adjusted factory orders unexpectedly dropped 0.7% on a monthly basis in July, defying market … Continue reading →

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