AUD/USD: Aussie continues to trade lower in the Asian session

Posted on July 3, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD weakened 1.11% against the USD to close at 0.9139. LME Copper prices rose 0.9% or $63.0/MT to $6980.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 2.2% or $38.5/MT to $1792.5/MT. In the Asian session, at … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading higher this morning, Canadian trade balance data awaited

Posted on July 3, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.49% against the CAD to close at 1.0552. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.0542, with the USD trading marginally lower from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swissy moving higher in the Asian session

Posted on July 3, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.65% against the CHF and closed at 0.9514. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9504, with the USD trading 0.11% lower from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Yen breaches 100 per Dollar

Posted on July 3, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 1.16% against the JPY and closed at 100.78, following better-than-expected US factory orders data. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 100.73, with the USD … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound dropped on tepid UK construction PMI data

Posted on July 3, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP fell 0.43% against the USD and closed at 1.5151. The Pound came under pressure as a lower-than-expected rise in the UK construction Purchasing Managers’ Index in June disappointed investors. Separately, in … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro trading below the 1.3000 level

Posted on July 3, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, EUR declined 0.71% against the USD and closed at 1.2975. The greenback registered gains following a 2.1% (MoM) surge in the US factory orders in May. However, the New York City current … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: RBA kept its interest rate unchanged

Posted on July 2, 2013 by GCI Financial

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD strengthened 1.10% against the USD to close at 0.9243. LME Copper prices rose 2.5% or $166.5/MT to $6917.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 1.3% or $23.0/MT to $1754.0/MT. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound advanced following upbeat UK manufacturing PMI data, trading lower this morning

Posted on July 2, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP rose marginally against the USD and closed at 1.5218, after the UK’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) recorded a 25-month high reading of 52.5 in June. Further adding to the positive … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie moving lower in the Asian session

Posted on July 2, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.20% against the CAD to close at 1.0501. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.0512, with the USD trading 0.10% higher from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss manufacturing PMI dropped in June

Posted on July 2, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined marginally against the CHF and closed at 0.9449. In Switzerland, the SVME manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to a reading of 51.9 in June, against the expected reading … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Yen nears 100 per Dollar

Posted on July 2, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.17% against the JPY and closed at 99.62. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 99.58, with the USD trading marginally lower from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading →

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