GBP/USD: Pound extends its gains in the Asian session

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 1.41% against the USD and closed at 1.5470, after UK’s ILO unemployment rate dropped to a 7-year low during the June to August 2015 period. Data showed that … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro extends its gains in the morning session

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.77% against the USD and closed at 1.1474. Macroeconomic data released showed that industrial production in the Euro-zone rose less-than-expected by 0.9% YoY in August, from an upwardly … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Aussie trading higher in the Asian session

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD weakened 1.94% against the USD to close at 0.7215. LME Copper prices declined 1.40% or $74.5/MT to $5260.5/MT. Aluminium prices rose/declined 2.95%or $47.5/MT to $1560.0/MT. In the Asian session, … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Loonie reverses its losses in the Asian session

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.15% against the CAD to close at 1.3021. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.3005, with the USD trading 0.12% lower from yesterday’s … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading tad lower, ahead of Switzerland’s ZEW expectations survey data

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.51% against the CHF and closed at 0.9577. In economic news, Switzerland’s producer and import prices fell 6.8% YoY in September, recording its biggest fall in more than … Continue reading

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

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.22% against the JPY and closed at 119.76. Yesterday, data indicated that Japan’s consumer confidence weakened more-than-expected and fell to a level of 40.6 in September, from a … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Pound trading on a stronger footing, ahead of ILO unemployment rate data

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP fell 0.58% against the USD and closed at 1.5255. In economic news, UK’s PPI core output rose 0.2% YoY in September, as expected. However, the consumer prices slid 0.1% … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro trading tad higher, ahead of Euro-zone’s industrial production data

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.26% against the USD and closed at 1.1386. Yesterday, Germany’s consumer price inflation remained unchanged YoY in September, as expected. On a MoM basis too, the index met … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro trading higher, ahead of Germany’s ZEW survey data

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose marginally against the USD and closed at 1.1356. In economic news, current account surplus in France recorded a reading of €0.20 billion in August, following a deficit of … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro trading higher, ahead of Germany’s ZEW survey data

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose marginally against the USD and closed at 1.1356. In economic news, current account surplus in France recorded a reading of €0.20 billion in August, following a deficit of … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Aussie trading on a weaker footing in the Asian session

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD strengthened 0.59% against the USD to close at 0.7358. LME Copper prices rose 0.30% or $16.0/MT to $5335.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 0.03% or $0.5/MT to $1607.5/MT. Yesterday, the RBA … Continue reading

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