The British pound rose to a 3-month high of $1.3407 on Tuesday, before paring some gains to trade around $3.335 supported by better-than-expected manufacturing PMI data, hopes of a post-Brexit trade deal, easing coronavirus restrictions, and upbeat COVID-19 vaccine results. Final Markit PMI data showed British factory activity expanded more than initially thought and at…
GBP/CHF week 49
GBP/CAD week 49
EUR/GBP week 48
The EU and the UK have entered into a period of intensive Brexit talks. It is still in the best interest of the EU and the UK to try and reach a trade agreement before the deadline at the end of the year. The EURGBP pair should find sellers on rallies higher as expectations of…
USD/CNH week 48
The Chinese Yuan was little moved at 6.57744 against the US Dollar on Tuesday after the onshore rate was set at 6.5809. Investors remained mute as the US General Services Administration said President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the November election, giving him the green light to coordinate with federal agencies ahead of…
AUD/SGD week 48
EUR/NZD week 48
GBP/USD week 48
The British pound traded slightly higher at $1.337 on Tuesday, having touched a two-week high of $1.3398 in the previous session, lifted by post-Brexit trade deal optimism, positive news about a coronavirus vaccine and the end of the one-month full lockdown in England. AstraZeneca and Oxford University announced that their experimental vaccine could be 90%…
NZD/CHF week 47
EUR/JPY week 47
The Japanese Yen fell 0.073 points or 0.07% to 103.869 against the US Dollar on Thursday. Investors retreated from the Yen after Japan’s coronavirus cases rose sharply Wednesday, logging a daily record of 2,203, with Tokyo also reporting a fresh record high in what experts say could be the third wave of the pandemic in…