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

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.86% against the CHF and closed at 0.9968. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 0.9967, with the USD trading a tad lower against … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading flat in the morning session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.89% against the JPY and closed at 113.27. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 113.27, with the USD trading flat against the JPY … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Pound trading higher, ahead of UK’s retail sales data

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.19% against the USD and closed at 1.2482. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.2501, with the GBP trading 0.15% higher against the … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: ECB shows no sign of dialling back stimulus

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.72% against the USD and closed at 1.0668. According to minutes of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest monetary policy meeting, board members saw “no room for complacency” … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Australia’s unemployment rate surprisingly dropped in January

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.46% against the USD and closed at 0.7708. LME Copper prices declined 2.1% or $129.0/MT to $6016.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 1.2% or $22.0/MT to $1871.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading

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

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly rose against the CAD and closed at 1.3077. Macroeconomic data showed that Canada’s existing home sales fell 1.3% on a monthly basis in January, following a gain of … Continue reading

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

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.06% against the CHF and closed at 1.0054. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.0037, with the USD trading 0.17% lower against the … Continue reading

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

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD marginally declined against the JPY and closed at 114.29. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 113.91, with the USD trading 0.33% lower against the … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK’s wage growth unexpectedly slowed during the last three months of 2016

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.1% against the USD and closed at 1.2458, after the latest jobs report indicated that UK’s wage growth surprisingly slowed in the three months to December. Data showed … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s trade surplus unexpectedly widened in December

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.14% against the USD and closed at 1.0592, after the Euro-zone’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus surprisingly widened to a level of €24.5 billion in December, from a revised … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Australia’s Westpac consumer confidence advanced in February

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.46% against the USD and closed at 0.7673. LME Copper prices rose 0.6% or $34.0/MT to $6145.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 1.4% or $25.5/MT to $1893.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading

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