The Chinese yuan is looking to make gains at the end of the trading week as the central bank announced that it would be reintroducing a currency fixing method amid the yuanâs dramatic descent. The announcement comes after President Donald Trump accused China of being a currency manipulator. On Friday, Reuters reported that the Peopleâs Bank of China (PBOC) will reintroduce a measure to ensure the currency market is stable during the yuanâs volatile trading […]
Read moreThe euro today rallied higher against the US dollar following the release of mixed data from Germany led by the positive German Q2 GDP data. The EUR/USD currency pair posted more gains following the release of weak data from the US docket in the early American session. The EUR/USD currency pair today rallied from an initial low of 1.1538 to a high of 1.1599 in the early American session. The currency pair’s rally begun in the Asian session […]
Read moreThe New Zealand dollar rallied today after the country’s trade balance deficit shrank unexpectedly last month. The currency gained on almost all of its most-traded rivals, though it has pared gains versus the euro by now. Statistic New Zealand reported that the trade balance logged a deficit of NZ$143 million in July. That was a decrease from the June gap of NZ$288 million (revised, NZ$113 million before the revision). Analysts […]
Read moreThe Australian dollar rallied today after the country’s political crisis was resolved for the time being as Australia got a new leader. As was expected, Malcolm Turnbull did not last long as Prime Minister after winning a vote for staying in the seat just this Monday. By Friday, Treasurer Scott Morrison will replace him in the office, which was considered to be the most market-friendly outcome. That being said, analysts did not […]
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