Evergreen buck is steady
On Friday, the major US currency was still steady, and the British pound dived a bit…
Yen declines after NKorea missile test
On Wednesday, the Japanese yen traded modernly weaker in Asia, as a medium-range ballistic missile test by North Korea ahead of an upcoming summit between American President Donald Trump as well as Chinese President Xi Jinping rattled nerves. Additionally, financial markets looked ahead to American jobs data to set the overall tone.
The currency pair USD/JPY hit 110.78, adding 0.03%, AUD/USD reached 0.7571, inching up 0.08%.
The US dollar index, measuring the US dollar’s strength against a basket of six crucial rivals, slid 0.04%, getting to 100.38.
Overnight, the greenback traded higher against a basket of key currencies, following the publication of positive American trade data, while traders shifted focus to the Trump-Xi gathering.
In America, on Tuesday, the Commerce Department told that the trade deficit tumbled by 9.6% to $43.6 billion. As for January's trade deficit, it was revised from $48.5 billion down to $48.2 billion.
Similar
Japanese yen drifts away from two-week maximum
On Friday, the Japanese yen drifted away from a two-week maximum versus the evergreen buck after North Korea told that it was still open for negotiations with the United States…
British pound and euro dive after the release of weak economic reports
On Wednesday, the euro and British pound approached their five month-lows after the disappointing economic reports…
Popular
America will probe German and Japanese car makers over alleged patent violations
America’s on the verge of starting an investigation into whether thermoplastic components utilized in some Japanese as well as German vehicles sold in the country violate its patent laws or not…
Gold edges down toward 3-week minimum after Congress hits spending deal
On Monday, gold headed south in European trade, making its way toward a three-week minimum after American congressional leaders came to an agreement to fund the government via the fall, thus easing worries as for a shutdown of the federal government…
Crude edges down in Asia on Caixin PMI
On Tuesday, crude prices traded weaker because a poll on Chinese manufacturing came in weaker than expected and market participants looked ahead to American inventories on oil as well as refined products to set the overall tone…
Deposit with your local payment systems
