USD/CAD: Loonie trading on a negative footing this morning

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 8.54% against the CAD and closed at 1.4156 on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.4201, with the USD trading 0.32% higher … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc extends its losses in the morning session

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 1.31% against the CHF and closed at 0.9764 on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9775, with the USD trading 0.11% higher … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen reverses its gains in the morning session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 1.58% against the JPY and closed at 108.41 on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 108.92, with the USD trading 0.47% higher … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK’s Markit services PMI contracted in March

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 5.85% against the USD and closed at 1.2266 on Friday. On the data front, UK’s Markit services PMI fell to a level of 34.5 in March, recording its … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s retail sales grew at a faster pace in February

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.36% against the USD and closed at 1.0811 on Friday. On the data front, Euro-zone’s Markit services PMI plunged to a level of 26.4 in March, compared to … Continue reading

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Crude Oil: Oil trading lower, ahead of Baker Hughes weekly rig count data

Crude Oil Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Crude Oil rose 17.26% against the USD and closed at USD24.86 per barrel, after the US President, Donald Trump stated that he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach a … Continue reading

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Silver: White metal extends its gains in the morning session

Silver Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Silver rose 3.58% against the USD and closed at USD14.62 per ounce, tracking gains in gold prices. In the Asian session, at GMT0500, the pair is trading at 14.63, with silver … Continue reading

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Gold: Yellow metal reverses its gains in the morning session

Gold Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Gold rose 1.92% against the USD and closed at USD1638.10 per ounce, as a surge in US initial jobless claims increased demand for the safe haven asset. In the Asian session, … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Australia’s retail sales rose in February

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 12.20% against the USD and closed at 0.6062. LME Copper prices rose 1.0% or $49.5/MT to $4,821.5/MT. Aluminium prices declined 1.0% or $15.0/MT to $1,448.5/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Canada’s trade deficit narrowed in February

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 8.32% against the CAD and closed at 1.4127. On the data front, Canada’s international merchandise trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed to C$0.98 billion in February, compared to a revised … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Switzerland’s consumer price index dropped in March

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 1.12% against the CHF and closed at 0.9746. In Switzerland, the consumer price index dropped 0.5% on an annual basis in March, for the second consecutive month and … Continue reading

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