USD/CAD: Canada’s building permits surged in May

Posted on July 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.16% against the CAD and closed at 1.2978. Macroeconomic data indicated that Canada’s building permits jumped 8.9% on a monthly basis in May, higher than market expectations for … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss annual inflation growth weakest in 7 months in June

Posted on July 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.36% against the CHF and closed at 0.9606. On the macro front, Switzerland’s consumer price index (CPI) advanced less-than-expected by 0.2% on an annual basis in June, rising … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly declined against the JPY and closed at 113.13. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 113.70, with the USD trading 0.5% higher against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound trading a tad higher, ahead of a slew of economic data in the UK

Posted on July 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.26% against the USD and closed at 1.2969. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.2970, with the GBP trading slightly higher against the … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: ECB minutes show discussion of an exit from monetary stimulus

Posted on July 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.62% against the USD and closed at 1.1421, after minutes of the European Central Bank (ECB) June meeting indicated that policymakers are tilting towards tapering the central bank’s … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Australia’s trade surplus sharply widened in May

Posted on July 6, 2017 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD slightly declined against the USD and closed at 0.7607. LME Copper prices declined 0.5% or $29.0/MT to $5818.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 0.5% or $9.5/MT to $1913.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie extends its losses, ahead of Canada’s building permits data

Posted on July 6, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.15% against the CAD and closed at 1.2957. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.2973, with the USD trading 0.12% higher against the … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading lower, ahead of Swiss inflation data

Posted on July 6, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.06% against the CHF and closed at 0.9641. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9650, with the USD trading 0.09% higher against the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 6, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD marginally rose against the JPY and closed at 113.16. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 113.07, with the USD trading 0.08% lower against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Britain’s services sector expanded at its weakest pace in four months in June

Posted on July 6, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.06% against the USD and closed at 1.2936. On the data front, Britain’s Markit services PMI fell to a four-month low level of 53.4 in June, highlighting that … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Services sector activity across the Euro-zone slowed less than initially estimated in June

Posted on July 6, 2017 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR marginally declined against the USD and closed at 1.1351. On the data front, the Euro-zone’s final Markit services PMI fell less than initially estimated to a level of 55.4 … Continue reading →

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