Forex Market

The U.S. Dollar (USD) is declining on Friday, nearing another weekly loss, despite data showing more progress in the economic recovery from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The Dollar Index (DXY) that measures the greenback against a basket of six major international currencies is down by 0.52% at 90.86. …

The European Central Bank (ECB) decided on Thursday to maintain its monetary policy unchanged, by holding interest rates at their current levels. The deposit rate stands at -0.5%, while the main refinancing rate remains at 0%. In addition, the ECB decided to keep the current pace of asset purchases at …

Data from the Turkish Ministry of Health, Wednesday, April 21, showed that 362 new deaths were recorded with Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, in the largest daily toll since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 36,975 deaths. The data showed …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) switched to losses on Wednesday, after rising earlier in the session against its peers, after the Bank of Canada (BoC) signaled a sooner than previously expected rate hike. Although the BoC held its key rate unchanged at 0.25%, it now expects to raise interest rates by …

The Bank of Canada (BoC) has decided to maintain its key interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.25%, as the economy remains in need of support, according to the bank’s statement on Wednesday. Now the Canadian central bank expects to keep the current level of interest rates until …

The USD/JPY pair gained some strength to trade near a daily high of 108.54, as the US dollar took a breather after yesterday’s declines despite maintaining underlying weakness. USD/JPY needs to break 108.00 to continue the decline. The change in market sentiment appears to be linked to the earnings reporting …

Goldman Sachs is expecting the Euro (EUR) to continue to rise against the U.S. Dollar (USD), advising investors to go long on the European currency, according to a recent note. Following the report, the EUR/USD pair reached its highest level in about six weeks on Monday. The investment bank is …

The British Pound (GBP) is rising on Monday against the declining U.S. Dollar (USD), supported by improved expectations in the UK and the anticipation for upcoming economic data. The GBP/USD pair is trading higher for the day by 1.13% at 1.3988. The pair has exceeded its best level in over …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) continued to decline on Monday, starting the week in a downward trend as the risk appetite among investors continue to improve. The Dollar Index (DXY) that measures the greenback against six currencies is down by 0.43% at 91.16. Earlier today, the index fell as low as …

Japan’s TOPIX reversed direction to close lower on Monday, while the Nikkei was little changed on concerns about mounting COVID-19 infections, overshadowing gains in chip-related stocks. The broader TOPIX index fell 0.22% to close at 1956.56 points, while the Nikkei index trimmed its gains to close, up 0.01% to 29,685.37 …