USD/JPY: Japanese all industry activity index advanced in February

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 1.05% against the JPY and closed at 110.96. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 111.23, with the USD trading 0.24% higher against the … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Pound trading higher in the Asian session

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.35% against the USD and closed at 1.2830. On the macro front, UK’s public sector net borrowing posted a more-than-expected deficit of £4.4 billion in March, after recording … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro trading on a stronger footing this morning

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.56% against the USD and closed at 1.0928. In economic news, industrial business climate index in France remained steady at a level of 104.0 in April, meeting market … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Aussie trading lower in the morning session

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.19% against the USD and closed at 0.7567. On the economic front, in China, Australia’s largest trading partner, the leading economic index rose 0.9% on a monthly basis … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: US to impose 20.0% duties on Canadian softwood lumber

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.19% against the CAD and closed at 1.3514. The Canadian Dollar lost ground after the US announced its first batch of duties on imported wood from Canada. The … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading marginally lower this morning

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly declined against the CHF and closed at 0.9958. In economic news, Switzerland’s total sight deposits rose to a level of CHF569.1 billion in the week ended 21 April, … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading on a weaker footing in the Asian session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.18% against the JPY and closed at 109.81. Macroeconomic data indicated that Japan’s final leading economic index fell less than initially estimated to a level of 104.8 in … Continue reading

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

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.08% against the USD and closed at 1.2785. On the economic front, UK’s CBI industrial trends total orders decreased more-than-anticipated to a level of 4.0 in April, from … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: German business confidence climbed to its highest level since July 2011 in April

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.26% against the USD and closed at 1.0867, after Germany’s Ifo business climate index surprisingly jumped to a level of 112.9 in April, strengthening to its highest level … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Aussie trading on a stronger footing this morning

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.13% against the USD and closed at 0.7535 on Friday. LME Copper prices declined 0.2% or $10.5/MT to $5601.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.03% or $0.5/MT to $1932.5/MT. In … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Canada’s annual inflation slowed in March

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.28% against the CAD and closed at 1.3503 on Friday. The Canadian Dollar lost ground, after the consumer price index (CPI) in Canada advanced less-than-anticipated by 1.6% YoY … Continue reading

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