USD/CAD: Loonie extends its losses this morning

USDCAD Movement On Friday, the USD rose 0.51% against the CAD to close at 1.0704. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.0710, with the USD trading 0.06% higher from Friday’s close. The pair is expected … Continue reading

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

USDCHF Movement On Friday, the USD declined 0.66% against the CHF and closed at 0.8904. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 0.8922, with the USD trading 0.20% higher from Friday’s close. The pair is expected … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: More easing to limit tax hike impact, suggests Japan’s Vice Economy Minister

USDJPY Movement On Friday, the USD strengthened 0.23% against the JPY and closed at 105.15. On Friday, the Japan’s Vice Economics Minister, Yasutoshi Nishimura urged the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to take proper steps in order to avoid any negative … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: House prices continue to rise, indicates Hometrack

GBPUSD Movement On Friday, GBP rose 0.44% against the USD and closed at 1.6485. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.6479, with the GBP trading tad lower from Friday’s close. This morning, data released by … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: ECB’s Weidmann warns of low interest rate risks

EURUSD Movement On Friday, EUR rose 0.50% against the USD and closed at 1.3763, following upbeat economic releases from France, Greece and Spain. The Euro also received support, after German Bundesbank President and a member of the European Central Bank’s … 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, AUD weakened 0.30% against the USD to close at 0.8887. The US Dollar traded on a strong footing after strong economic data added to evidence of a recovering labour market in … 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 0.07% against the CAD to close at 1.0650, following upbeat jobless claims data. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.0634, with the USD … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading higher this morning

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD ended flat against the CHF and closed at 0.8963. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 0.8938, with the USD trading 0.28% lower from yesterday’s … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Some BoJ policymakers concerned over slowdown in growth, BoJ minutes

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.38% against the JPY and closed at 104.92, after data revealed that the number of people filing initial unemployment benefits last week fell for the first time in … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK could be Europe’s ‘largest’ economy by 2030, think tank

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP rose 0.38% against the USD and closed at 1.6414. Yesterday, a study released by British research group the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) indicated that Britain would surpass … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: US jobless claims post the biggest drop since November 2012

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, EUR rose 0.18% against the USD and closed at 1.3695. In the US, the labour market showed strengthening signs after data indicated that initial jobless claims in the US declined to … Continue reading

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