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

Posted on December 16, 2016 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.84% against the JPY and closed at 118.21. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 118.08, with the USD trading 0.11% lower against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: BoE maintains 0.25% interest rate, warns of 2017 slowdown

Posted on December 16, 2016 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.92% against the USD and closed at 1.2424, after minutes of the Bank of England’s (BoE) latest monetary policy meeting indicated that inflation may not rise as quickly … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s manufacturing sector accelerated to a 68-month high in December

Posted on December 16, 2016 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 1.07% against the USD and closed at 1.0419. In economic news, the Euro-zone’s flash Markit manufacturing PMI unexpectedly rose to a level of 54.9 in December, advancing at … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Australia’s unemployment rate surprisingly advanced in November

Posted on December 15, 2016 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 1.27% against the USD and closed at 0.7397. LME Copper prices declined 0.53% or $30.5/MT to $5735.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.17% or $3.0/MT to $1752.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading a tad lower, ahead of BoC Governor’s speech

Posted on December 15, 2016 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 1.13% against the CAD and closed at 1.3280. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.3281, with the USD trading slightly higher against the … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Switzerland’s ZEW economic expectations index hits highest level in six-months in December

Posted on December 15, 2016 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.84% against the CHF and closed at 1.0206. In economic news, Switzerland’s ZEW survey for economic expectations index climbed to a level of 12.9 in December, jumping to … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japan’s manufacturing sector jumped to its highest level since January 2016 in December

Posted on December 15, 2016 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 1.72% against the JPY and closed at 117.22. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 117.31, with the USD trading 0.08% higher against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: UK’s ILO unemployment rate at eleven year low in the three months to October

Posted on December 15, 2016 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.95% against the USD and closed at 1.2539. In econo0mic news, data showed that UK’s ILO unemployment rate remained steady at an eleven-year low level of 4.8% in … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s industrial production surprisingly dropped in October

Posted on December 15, 2016 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.94% against the USD and closed at 1.0632, after the Euro-zone’s seasonally adjusted industrial production unexpectedly declined 0.1% on a monthly basis in October, falling for the second … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Australia’s Westpac consumer confidence declined further in December

Posted on December 14, 2016 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD marginally declined against the USD and closed at 0.7492. LME Copper prices rose 0.15% or $8.5/MT to $5765.5/MT. Aluminium prices rose 0.31% or $5.5/MT to $1755.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading a tad lower in the morning session

Posted on December 14, 2016 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly rose against the CAD and closed at 1.3131. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.3134, with the USD trading marginally higher against the … Continue reading →

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