GBP/USD: UK’s Halifax house prices fell for the first time in 5-months

Posted on February 8, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.34% against the USD and closed at 1.2507. On the economic front, UK’s Halifax house prices unexpectedly declined 0.9% MoM in January, dropping for the first time since … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: German industrial output surprisingly fell in December

Posted on February 8, 2017 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.64% against the USD and closed at 1.0679, after Germany’s seasonally adjusted industrial production unexpectedly dropped 3.0% on a monthly basis in December, declining by the most in … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: RBA leaves key interest rate on hold

Posted on February 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 0.1% against the USD and closed at 0.7655. LME Copper prices declined 0.9% or $50.0/MT to $5786.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 0.2% or $3.5/MT to $1812.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading on a weaker footing, ahead of Canada’s Ivey PMI data

Posted on February 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.44% against the CAD and closed at 1.3075. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.3095, with the USD trading 0.15% higher against the … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc reverses its gains, ahead of Switzerland’s SECO consumer confidence data

Posted on February 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.17% against the CHF and closed at 0.9905. In economic news, Swiss total sight deposits stood at CHF535.2 billion in the week ended 03 February, up from CHF532.8 … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading a tad lower in the morning session

Posted on February 7, 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 111.81. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 111.87, with the USD trading slightly higher against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: UK’s BRC retail sales surprisingly dropped in January

Posted on February 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.16% against the USD and closed at 1.2464. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.2468, with the GBP trading a tad higher against … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Stimulus still needed for Euro-zone’s economic recovery, says ECB Chief

Posted on February 7, 2017 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.26% against the USD and closed at 1.0748, after the European Central Bank (ECB) President, Mario Draghi brushed off calls for the ECB to reduce stimulus. The ECB … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Australia’s retail sales surprisingly dropped in December

Posted on February 6, 2017 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.27% against the USD and closed at 0.7676 on Friday. LME Copper prices declined 1.1% or $67.0/MT to $5836.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.3% or $4.5/MT to $1808.5/MT. In … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading higher in the Asian session

Posted on February 6, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD marginally declined against the CAD and closed at 1.3020 on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.3011, with the USD trading 0.07% lower … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 6, 2017 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.11% against the CHF and closed at 0.9934 on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 0.9915, with the USD trading 0.19% lower … Continue reading →

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