Forex Market

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) rose against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, supported by the U.S. Dollar’s (USD) decline across the board. The USD/CAD pair declined by 0.20% to reach 1.2299. In the early trading hours of the trading session, around 10:30 AM Eastern Time, the pair was trading at 1.2272, …

The Australian Dollar (AUD) rose on Friday against its U.S. counterpart, as the U.S. Dollar (USD) continues to fluctuate with markets yet to clearly understand the future path of inflation and the the subsequent changes in interest rates and the broader monetary policy. The AUD/USD pair rose in earlier trades …

European shares approached record highs Friday, June 25, as construction-related shares tracked a jump on Wall Street on the back of a bill on infrastructure spending, while Credit Suisse rose after Reuters reported that the bank is considering a possible merger with UBS. Shares of the scandal-hit Swiss bank surged …

European stocks closed higher on Thursday, as positive economic data provided support for expectations for recovery from the negative impacts of the pandemic. The STOXX Europe 600 index rose by 3.94 points, or 0.87%, to close at 457.04 points. The pan-European index rose for three out of the last our …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) has recovered some of its losses on Wednesday, after rising earlier in the Asian and European sessions. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback’s performance against a basket of six major international currencies, is down by 0.04% 91.72. Earlier today, the index fell as low …

The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) eased to 64.2 in June versus 64.0 expected and 65.6 – May’s final reading.

The U.S. Dollar (USD) showed a mostly negative performance on Tuesday, turning to losses against major peers after recent remarks by the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback against a basket of six international currencies, declined by about 0.18% to 91.73, …

The Swiss National Bank announced today, Tuesday, that Switzerland achieved a current account surplus of 16 billion Swiss francs (17.40 billion dollars) in the first quarter of 2021, 6 billion francs more than it was in the previous quarter. The weakness of the Swiss franc against the dollar since the …

The Euro (EUR) rose against the U.S. Dollar (USD) on Monday after falling for three consecutive sessions. Profit-making and uncertainty about the infrastructure spending plan are weighing on the USD, with markets still digesting the change in tone by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The EUR/USD pair gained 0.47% and reached …

The British Pound (GBP) rose on Monday against a retreating U.S. Dollar, after declining for four consecutive sessions. Recent losses by the GBP/USD pair came mostly due to the surprising hawkish change in tone by the Federal Reserve, which prompted increased demand for the green back. In addition, uncertainty on …