GBP / USD was marginally moving throughout the Asian session near 1.3080 and rose during European trading, but lost its strength after touching 1.3100 and came under intense downward pressure to reach 1.3023, recording losses of 0.37% during the day. Concerns about the second wave of Covid 19 and the …
Read More »EUR/JPY Daily Gains Capped Around 125.00
After briefly testing daily highs in the 125.00 area, EUR / JPY triggered a downward correction to the current 124.80 area to maintain modest gains so far. EUR / JPY reversed the weekly negative start and gained almost a full cent from Monday’s lows in the 124.00 area. Sentiment around …
Read More »Euro Resumes its Gains
The Euro rose in Europe on Tuesday against a basket of global currencies, to resume its gains after two days of losses against the US dollar, again approaching the highest level in 26 months, taking advantage of the decline in USD. The Euro rose against the dollar by 0.4% to …
Read More »FX Option Expiries For Aug 4 NY Cut
FX option expiries for Aug 4 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1650 1.8bn1.1725 769m1.1750 827m – USD/JPY: USD amounts 105.75 401m106.00 521m106.07 444m – USD/CAD: USD amounts 1.3330 1.4bn1.3450 738m
Read More »USD Sees Strong Gains on Economic Data
The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the performance of the USD against a basket of six major currencies, registered strong gains on Monday. The gains of the USD came on the back of positive economic data that reflects an improvement in the American manufacturing sector and the US economy …
Read More »US Dollar Index Clings to Gains
Tracked by the US Dollar Index, the USD is looking to add gains around the 93.50 area. The index focuses on the expected data, and the index advanced for the second consecutive session on Monday, regaining the middle of 93.00 on caution in global markets. Investors continue to evaluate the …
Read More »Euro Mixed Following German GDP Data
The Euro is showing a mixed performance against major currencies on Wednesday, following data showed the German economy’s biggest contraction on record and an improvement in the Eurozone economic sentiment. Although the EUR is maintaining some gains against commodity currencies, it is declining across the board. EUR is down to …
Read More »USD Tries to Recover Some Ground
The US Dollar (USD) is recovering on Thursday from some of its recent losses, which brought the greenback to its lowest level in nearly two years. The USD is trying to gain some support from the recent remarks by the US Federal Reserve that reiterated the commitment to support the …
Read More »EUR/GBP Keeps The Red Near Session Lows
The Euro weakened slightly during the early European session and pushed EUR/GBP to daily lows near the middle of 0.9000 after the German GDP figures. After a short consolidation during the first part of Thursday’s trading, the pair faced some new offers and fell near its lowest levels in a …
Read More »FX Option Expiries For July 30 NY Cut
FX option expiries for July 30 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – USD/JPY: USD amounts 105.00 712m105.55 524m 105.75 500m 106.00 1.9bn
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