USD/JPY: The BoJ kept its monetary policy steady

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.17% against the JPY and closed at 119.03. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 118.8, with the USD trading 0.19% lower from yesterday’s … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Pound trading flat this morning

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.60% against the USD and closed at 1.5428. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.5428, with the GBP trading flat from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro trading a tad lower ahead of Germany’s CPI data

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.88% against the USD and closed at 1.0973. The greenback lost ground, after the US consumer confidence unexpectedly slumped to 95.2 in April, following a revised reading of … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Aussie reverses its gains in the Asian Session

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD strengthened 1.99% against the USD to close at 0.8013, extending its previous session gains. LME Copper prices rose 0.49% or $29.5/MT to $6090.5/MT. Aluminium prices rose 2.22% or $40.5/MT … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading lower in the Asian session

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.49% against the CAD to close at 1.2031. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.2039, with the USD trading 0.07% higher from yesterday’s … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading lower ahead of Switzerland’s UBS consumption indicator data

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.07% against the CHF and closed at 0.9559. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9563, with the USD trading marginally higher from yesterday’s … Continue reading

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

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.22% against the JPY and closed at 118.83, after the US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in April. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: The UK economic growth slowed to 0.3%

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.72% against the USD and closed at 1.5337, as investors shrugged off downbeat Q1 preliminary estimate of the UK GDP data. Data released showed that the preliminary print … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro trading flat in the Asian session

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.13% against the USD and closed at 1.0877. In economic news, Germany’s import price index climbed 1.00% MoM in March, more than market expectations for an advance of … 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 strengthened 0.38% against the USD to close at 0.7857. LME Copper prices rose 0.59% or $35.5/MT to $6061.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.14% or $2.5/MT to $1827.5/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Loonie extends its gains in the Asian session

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.73% against the CAD to close at 1.2091, on the back of dismal Markit services PMI data in the US. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair … Continue reading

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