AUD/USD: Australia’s services sector expanded further in April

Posted on May 3, 2017 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.16% against the USD and closed at 0.7538. LME Copper prices rose 1.0% or $58.0/MT to $5746.5/MT. Aluminium prices declined 1.1% or $21.0/MT to $1909.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading lower in the morning session

Posted on May 3, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.23% against the CAD and closed at 1.3704. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.3718, with the USD trading 0.1% higher against the … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss SVME–PMI fell more-than-expected in April

Posted on May 3, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.42% against the CHF and closed at 0.9913. On the data front, Switzerland’s SVME–purchasing managers’ index (PMI) declined more-than-anticipated to a level of 57.4 in April, compared to … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 3, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.11% against the JPY and closed at 111.97. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 112.04, with the USD trading 0.06% higher against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: UK’s manufacturing sector growth at a 3-year high level in April

Posted on May 3, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.3% against the USD and closed at 1.2936, after Britain’s manufacturing sector surprised with a robust performance in April. The Markit manufacturing PMI in UK unexpectedly jumped to … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s unemployment rate remained steady at its lowest level since April 2009 in March

Posted on May 3, 2017 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.18% against the USD and closed at 1.0929, after growth in the Euro-zone’s manufacturing sector was confirmed at a six-year high level of 56.7 in April. However, the … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: RBA keeps interest rate on hold

Posted on May 2, 2017 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.67% against the USD and closed at 0.7526. Over the weekend, data revealed that Australia’s AIG performance of manufacturing index advanced to a level of 59.2 in April, … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Canada’s manufacturing sector activity advanced in April

Posted on May 2, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly rose against the CAD and closed at 1.3673. In economic news, Canada’s Markit manufacturing PMI rose to a level of 55.9 in April, compared to a level of … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc reverses its gains, ahead of Switzerland’s SVME–PMI data

Posted on May 2, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.07% against the CHF and closed at 0.9955. On Friday, data showed that Switzerland’s KOF leading indicator unexpectedly dropped to a level of 106.0 in April, compared to … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Members agreed to closely monitor Japan’s inflation: BoJ minutes

Posted on May 2, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.15% against the JPY and closed at 111.85. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 111.84, with the USD trading slightly lower against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: UK’s economic growth sharply slowed in the first quarter of 2017

Posted on May 2, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.11% against the USD and closed at 1.2897. On Friday, data indicated that UK’s flash gross domestic product (GDP) climbed 0.3% QoQ in the first three months of … Continue reading →

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