USD/CAD: Canadian housing starts fell in December

Posted on January 12, 2016 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.27% against the CAD to close at 1.4221. The Canadian dollar lost ground, after Canada’s housing starts declined more-than-expected to a level of 173.0K in December, from a … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss real retail sales dropped for the fourth straight month in November

Posted on January 12, 2016 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.80% against the CHF and closed at 1.0001. The Swiss Franc weakened, after Switzerland’s real retail sales fell for the fourth consecutive month, dipping by 2.1% YoY in … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading on a stronger footing ahead of Japan’s consumer confidence index for December

Posted on January 12, 2016 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.61% against the JPY and closed at 117.54. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 117.56, with the USD trading 0.12% lower from yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound trading lower, ahead of UK’s NIESR GDP estimate data

Posted on January 12, 2016 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.25% against the USD and closed at 1.4547. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.4536, with the GBP trading 0.08% lower from yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro trading on a stronger footing in the morning session

Posted on January 12, 2016 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.82% against the USD and closed at 1.0872, after the Euro-zone’s Sentix investor confidence index fell more-than-expected to a level of 9.6 in January, compared to market expectations … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound trading flat this morning

Posted on January 11, 2016 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.68% against the USD and closed at 1.4526. On the economic front, UK’s total trade deficit narrowed to a level of £3.17 billion in November, led mainly by … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Aussie trading lower this morning

Posted on January 11, 2016 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD weakened 0.33% against the USD to close at 0.6993. LME Copper prices declined 0.61% or $27.5 /MT to $4486.5 /MT. Aluminium prices rose 1.44% or $21.0 /MT to $1476.0 … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading higher, ahead of Canada’s housing starts data

Posted on January 11, 2016 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined marginally against the CAD to close at 1.4117. The Canadian dollar gained ground, after Canada’s unemployment rate remained steady at 7.1% in December, in line with investor expectations. … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss CPI fell, while unemployment rate remained steady in December

Posted on January 11, 2016 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.31% against the CHF and closed at 0.9975. The Swiss Franc weakened after Switzerland’s consumer price index declined more-than-expected by 0.4% MoM in December, following a drop of … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen reverses its losses in the Asian session

Posted on January 11, 2016 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.21% against the JPY and closed at 117.82, following the release of a robust US jobs report. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro trading higher in the Asian session, ahead of the Euro-zone’s Sentix investor confidence data

Posted on January 11, 2016 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.28% against the USD and closed at 1.0893, after the release of downbeat economic data in Germany. Data showed that, Germany’s seasonally adjusted trade balance declined to a … Continue reading →

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