EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s GDP growth confirmed at 0.5% in 1Q 2017

Posted on May 17, 2017 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 1.04% against the USD and closed at 1.1093, on the back of upbeat economic data from across the Euro-zone. Data indicated that the Euro-zone’s ZEW economic sentiment index … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Policymakers concerned about overheated housing market: RBA Minutes

Posted on May 16, 2017 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.26% against the USD and closed at 0.7419. LME Copper prices rose 1.2% or $66.0/MT to $5586.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 1.0% or $19.5/MT to $1899.5/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Canada’s existing home sales eased in April

Posted on May 16, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.55% against the CAD and closed at 1.3629. Macroeconomic data showed that Canada’s existing home sales slid 1.7% on a monthly basis in April, following a rise of … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading a tad higher this morning

Posted on May 16, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.56% against the CHF and closed at 0.9958. On the economic front, Switzerland’s producer and import prices unexpectedly dropped 0.2% on a monthly basis in April, compared to … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 16, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.25% against the JPY and closed at 113.63. On the data front, Japan’s preliminary machine tool orders climbed 34.7% on an annual basis in April, after recording a … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound trading on a stronger footing, ahead of UK’s crucial inflation data

Posted on May 16, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.09% against the USD and closed at 1.2898. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.2908, with the GBP trading 0.08% higher against the … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro trading higher, ahead of the ZEW survey data across the Euro-zone

Posted on May 16, 2017 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.49% against the USD and closed at 1.0979. On the data front, Italy’s final consumer price index rose 1.9% on an annual basis in April, compared to a … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 15, 2017 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.3% against the USD and closed at 0.7393 on Friday. LME Copper prices declined 1.1% or $60.5/MT to $5520.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.4% or $7.0/MT to $1880.0/MT. In … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading higher this morning, ahead of Canada’s existing home sales data

Posted on May 15, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly rose against the CAD and closed at 1.3709 on Friday. On the data front, Canada’s Teranet/National Bank house price index rose 1.2% in April, following a gain of … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 15, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.67% against the CHF and closed at 1.0009 on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.0013, with the USD trading a tad … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 15, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.41% against the JPY and closed at 113.29 on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 113.37, with the USD trading 0.07% higher … Continue reading →

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