USD/CAD: Loonie trading on a stronger footing this morning

Posted on September 24, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.39% against the CAD to close at 1.3325. On the macro front, the Canadian retail sales increased 0.5% MoM in July, but fell short of market expectations of … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 24, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.42% against the CHF and closed at 0.9794. Yesterday, the SNB in its Q3 quarterly bulletin, reiterated that the Swiss Franc is still “significantly overvalued” and the central … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japan’s manufacturing activity slowed down in September

Posted on September 24, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.17% against the JPY and closed at 120.24. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 119.92, with the USD trading 0.27% lower from yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound trading higher on a stronger footing this morning

Posted on September 24, 2015 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP fell 0.69% against the USD and closed at 1.5245. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.5255, with the GBP trading 0.07% higher from yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro trading marginally higher, ahead of the German IFO data

Posted on September 24, 2015 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.48% against the USD and closed at 1.1184, after the ECB pushed back expectations of an immediate injection of extra stimulus in the Euro-economy. Yesterday, the ECB President, Mario … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro trading slightly higher, ahead of series of macroeconomic data from the Euro-zone and its peripheries

Posted on September 23, 2015 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.52% against the USD and closed at 1.1130, after the Euro-zone’s consumer confidence index deteriorated further in September. Data showed that the Euro-Zone consumer confidence indicator fell to … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Aussie trading lower in the Asian session

Posted on September 23, 2015 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD weakened 0.74% against the USD to close at 0.7078. LME Copper prices declined 2.58% or $136.0/MT to $5131.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 2.08% or $33.5/MT to $1578.5/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading lower, ahead of Canada’s retail sales figure

Posted on September 23, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.18%against the CAD to close at 1.3273. Yesterday, a leading bank in Canada, slashed its projections for the Canadian GDP growth to 1.2% in 2015, from 1.8% estimated … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 23, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.32% against the CHF and closed at 0.9753. In economic news, the Swiss trade surplus narrowed less than expected to CHF2.87 billion in August, from a revised surplus … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 23, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.38% against the JPY and closed at 120.03. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 119.86, with the USD trading 0.14% lower from yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound extends its losses this morning

Posted on September 23, 2015 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP fell 1.03% against the USD and closed at 1.5351. On the macro front, UK’s public sector net borrowings excluding banks increased to £12.1 billion, from previous month’s revised level … Continue reading →

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