AUD/USD: Labour market somewhat weaker than expected: RBA minutes

Posted on April 18, 2017 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.08% against the USD and closed at 0.7586. Yesterday, in China, Australia’s largest trading partner, gross domestic product (GDP) surprisingly expanded 6.9% on an annual basis in 1Q … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie reverses its losses in the Asian session, ahead of Canada’s existing home sales data

Posted on April 18, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.17% against the CAD and closed at 1.3324. On Thursday, data revealed that Canada’s new housing price index advanced 0.4% on a monthly basis in February, more than … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading on a stronger footing this morning

Posted on April 18, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD traded flat against the CHF and closed at 1.0042. On Thursday, data indicated that Switzerland’s producer and import price index climbed 0.1% MoM in March, in line with market … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 18, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.79% against the JPY and closed at 109.03. On Friday, data showed that Japan’s final industrial production climbed 3.2% MoM in February, compared to a rise of 2.0% … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound trading higher in the Asian session

Posted on April 18, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.18% against the USD and closed at 1.2557. On Thursday, the Bank of England, in its quarterly credit conditions survey report, disclosed that growth in corporate lending moderated … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Germany’s inflation confirmed at 0.2% in March

Posted on April 18, 2017 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.2% against the USD and closed at 1.0641. On Thursday, data showed that Germany’s final consumer price index (CPI) advanced 0.2% MoM in March, meeting market expectations and … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Australia posts strongest jobs gain in more than a year in March

Posted on April 13, 2017 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.35% against the USD and closed at 0.7528. LME Copper prices declined 1.1% or $61.0/MT to $5685.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.03% or $0.5/MT to $1907.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: BoC leaves key interest rate unchanged at 0.50%

Posted on April 13, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.62% against the CAD and closed at 1.3245. Yesterday, the Bank of Canada (BoC) left the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.50%, as widely expected. Further, the BoC … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading higher in the Asian session

Posted on April 13, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.52% against the CHF and closed at 1.0022. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.0010, with the USD trading 0.12% lower against the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 13, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.57% against the JPY and closed at 109.05. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 108.83, with the USD trading 0.2% lower against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: UK’s ILO unemployment rate steady at an 11-year low level in the three months through February

Posted on April 13, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.41% against the USD and closed at 1.2538, after UK’s ILO unemployment rate remained steady at an eleven-year low level of 4.7% in the three months to February, … Continue reading →

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