USD/JPY: BoJ’s Sayuri Shirai suggests additional stimulus measure, should prices shift downside

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.95% against the JPY and closed at 102.21, as the latest batch of upbeat economic releases from the US boosted the demand for the US Dollar. Meanwhile, the … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK’s third quarter GDP rose in-line with market expectations

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP rose 0.46% against the USD and closed at 1.6284, after a government report confirmed that the UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 1.5% (YoY) in the third quarter, in line … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: “Indicators measuring systemic stress in the Euro-zone has fallen back to pre-crisis level”, indicates ECB’s report

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, EUR rose marginally against the USD and closed at 1.3574, as risk sentiment got a lift, amid improving political situation in Germany and Italy. In Germany, Angela Merkel and the centre-left … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Australia’s construction work surged 2.7% in the third quarter

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD weakened 0.80% against the USD to close at 0.9122. LME Copper prices rose marginally by $3.5/MT to $7071.0/MT. Aluminium prices gained 0.1% or $1.0/MT to $1735.0/MT. In the Asian session, … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Loonie continue to trade lower this morning

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.18% against the CAD to close at 1.0544. The Canadian Dollar gave up ground against its US counterpart after prices of crude oil, Canada’s biggest export, declined yesterday. … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading higher ahead of the release of UBS consumption indicator

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.42% against the CHF and closed at 0.9070, as a lacklustre US consumer confidence report spooked investors’ confidence in the US Dollar. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen trading lower in the Asian session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.14% against the JPY and closed at 101.26, after a report showed that consumer confidence in the US economy unexpectedly declined in the month of November. In Japan, … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Officials not in hurry to hike interest rates, hints BoE Chief

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP rose 0.24% against the USD and closed at 1.6209. However, the gains were capped after the Bank of England (BoE) Chief, Mark Carney, appearing before the Commons Treasury Committee, citied … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro important to China’s reserve management, says PBoC Governor

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, EUR rose 0.25% against the USD and closed at 1.3567. The US Dollar gave up ground against the Euro, after an official report revealed that consumer confidence index in the US … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: RBA could intervene currency markets but the threshold for intervention remains high, hints Deputy Governor, Philip Lowe

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD strengthened 0.34% against the USD to close at 0.9196. LME Copper prices rose marginally by $2.0/MT to $7067.5/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.7% or $13.0/MT to $1734.0/MT. In the Asian session, … Continue reading

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

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.22% against the CAD to close at 1.0525. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.0534, with the USD trading 0.09% higher from yesterday’s … Continue reading

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