USD/CHF: The SNB lifted Swiss Franc’s minimum exchange rate

Posted on January 16, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 16.16% against the CHF and closed at 0.8541. The Swiss Franc traded on a stronger footing after the SNB in a surprise move removed its cap of 1.20 … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen extends its gains in the Asian session

Posted on January 16, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.79% against the JPY and closed at 116.33. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 116.29, with the USD trading a tad lower from … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound trading lower in the Asian session

Posted on January 16, 2015 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP fell 0.30% against the USD and closed at 1.5190, reversing its previous session losses. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.5185, with the GBP … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 16, 2015 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 1.32% against the USD and closed at 1.1633. Yesterday, data showed that Germany’s non-seasonally adjusted GDP climbed 1.5% on a YoY basis, meeting market expectations. The nation’s GDP … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Australian labour market showed solid improvement in job growth

Posted on January 15, 2015 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD weakened 0.13% against the USD to close at 0.8155. LME Copper prices declined 4.87% or $288.0/MT to $5627.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 0.06% or $1.0/MT to $1767.5/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading lower ahead of Canada’s existing home sales data

Posted on January 15, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD traded marginally higher against the CAD to close at 1.1956. In economic news, Canada’s Teranet/National Bank house price index eased 0.2% on a monthly basis in December, compared to … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc reverses its gains in the Asian session

Posted on January 15, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.09% against the CHF and closed at 1.0187. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.0193, with the USD trading a tad higher from … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 15, 2015 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.52% against the JPY and closed at 117.27. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 117.70, with the USD trading 0.37% higher from yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound trading flat this morning

Posted on January 15, 2015 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.48% against the USD and closed at 1.5236, reversing its previous session losses. Yesterday, the BoE Governor, Mark Carney, in his testimony before the UK Treasury Select Committee, … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro trading marginally lower ahead of Germany’s NSA GDP

Posted on January 15, 2015 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.10% against the USD and closed at 1.1789. Yesterday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the ECB’s bond buying programme was legitimate, once certain conditions were … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Aussie trading lower in the Asian session

Posted on January 14, 2015 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD strengthened 0.16% against the USD to close at 0.8166. LME Copper prices declined 3.52% or $216.0/MT to $5915.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.70% or $12.5/MT to $1766.5/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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