EUR/USD: Euro trading lower in the Asian session

Posted on April 20, 2015 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement On Friday, the EUR rose 0.44% against the USD and closed at 1.0813. In economic news, the Euro-zone’s consumer price index registered a rise of 1.10% MoM in March, at par with market expectations. In the previous month, … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Aussie trading higher this morning

Posted on April 20, 2015 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement On Friday, the AUD weakened 0.21% against the USD to close at 0.7776. LME Copper prices rose 0.45% or $27.0/MT to $6081.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.59% or $11.0/MT to $1846.0/MT. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading higher ahead of the BoC’s Governor speech

Posted on April 20, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement On Friday, the USD rose 0.27% against the CAD to close at 1.2230. In economic news, consumer prices in Canada rose 0.7% on a monthly basis in March, beating market expectations for a 0.6% rise and following an … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 20, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement On Friday, the USD declined 0.44% against the CHF and closed at 0.9518, after the US consumer prices rose less than expected on a monthly basis in March. On the macro front, real retail sales in Switzerland eased … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 20, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement On Friday, the USD weakened 0.11% against the JPY and closed at 118.88. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 118.85, with the USD trading marginally lower from Friday’s close. Overnight data indicated that … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound extends its gains this morning

Posted on April 20, 2015 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement On Friday, GBP rose 0.20% against the USD and closed at 1.4964, on the back of upbeat employment data in the UK. Data showed that Britain’s ILO unemployment rate dropped to 5.6% in the three months ended February, … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro trading a tad higher ahead of the Euro-zone’s CPI data

Posted on April 17, 2015 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.84% against the USD and closed at 1.0766. The greenback lost ground, following downbeat initial jobless claims data in the US. Data showed that number of people filing … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 17, 2015 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD strengthened 1.46% against the USD to close at 0.7793. LME Copper prices rose 2.25% or $133.5/MT to $6054.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 2.54% or $46.0/MT to $1857.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie extends its gains ahead of Canada’s CPI data

Posted on April 17, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.86% against the CAD to close at 1.2198, amid weak US data releases. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.2194, with the USD … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading weaker ahead of Switzerland’s real retail sales data

Posted on April 17, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.90% against the CHF and closed at 0.9560, on the back of an unexpected increase in the US initial jobless claims data. In economic news, the producer and … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 17, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.13% against the JPY and closed at 119.01. Yesterday, data showed that Tokyo condominium sales fell 4.00% in Japan on an annual basis, in March. In the previous … Continue reading →

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