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GBP/USD is up on the day by 11% and traded at 1.3559. the pair has travelled from a low of 1.3507 to score a high of 1.3564 on the day so far. The US dollar is being eyed for prospects of a bid given the perkiness in US yields and …

The GBP/USD has fallen onto the back foot in recent trade and is pressuring back below 1.3515 following a significant correction to 1.3535 as of the early New York session from the 1.3490 territory as traders digest the importance of last week’s main events in the central bank meetings as …

The EUR/GBP pair hit fresh annual highs in the 0.8470s but has since pulled back to consolidate around the 0.8450 area, where it trades broadly flat on the session.The latest remarks from ECB President Christine Lagarde before the EU parliament did not add anything new to her remarks in last …

Gold prices rose as the dollar fell on Friday, as markets awaited the US jobs report that may affect the Federal Reserve’s inclination to tighten monetary policy. Spot gold rose 0.1 percent to $1,805.90 an ounce. And US gold futures rose 0.2 percent to $ 1807.20. If the US jobs …

Commodity-linked currencies were little changed against the greenback. AUD/USD is unchanged at around 0.7130, while USD/CAD hovers around 1.2670.The USD/JPY nears 115.00 at the end of the American session, as government bond yields edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is currently at 1.82%.Gold trimmed intraday losses and …

Cabinet Ministers believe there is a 50/50 chance that Boris Johnson will be forced out of office after four of his most senior aides quit 10 Downing Street and his Chancellor publicly rebuked him,” said the Times while conveying political hardships for UK’s Johnson during early Friday morning in Asia.Dan …

At 0.6661, the bulls are in charge and the bird of 0.5% higher on Thursday’s business in the remaining hour of the US trading session. The price has climbed from a low of 0.6609 to score a high of 0.6681 so far as traders await the outcome of Friday’s US …

Gold has found some bidders again after a quick but short trip to the downside on Thursday. At $1,805, the yellow metal is about flat again on the day as traders now get their sights on Friday’s Nonfarm Payrolls data. Gold was hit hard on the back of a spike …

GBP/USD bulls take a breather around a fortnight high surrounding 1.3600, during the sixth positive day amid Friday’s Asian session. Earlier, on Thursday, at 1.3605, GBP/USD off its highs of the day by is still positive by some 0.23% following the Bank of England that raised interest rates to 0.5% …

The Bank of England announced its monetary policy decision on Thursday and raised the benchmark interest rate by 25bps to 0.50%. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 5-4 in favour of the rate hike. The decision was in line with market expectations and marked the first back-to-back rises since 2004. …