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Market movers

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Currencies
InstrumentPriceChange%
AUD/USD0.6984−0.0024−0.34%down
EUR/USD1.1179−0.0037−0.33%down
USD/JPY158.29+0.39+0.25%up
GBP/USD1.3411−0.0008−0.06%down
USD/CHF0.8199+0.0003+0.04%up
USD/CAD1.3975+0.0001+0.01%up
Commodities & metals
InstrumentPriceChange%
Copper6.400−0.143−2.19%down
Silver49.77−0.95−1.87%down
Brent103.64−1.13−1.08%down
Natural Gas2.883+0.027+0.95%up
Gold3,940.70−28.90−0.73%down
WTI Crude96.12−0.34−0.35%down

The session in numbers

  • The dollar index was firmer, +0.25% on the latest ECB fix.
  • AUD/USD made the largest currency move, −0.34%.
  • Natural Gas led commodities, +0.95%.
  • Copper was the weakest, −2.19%.

Currencies: ECB reference rates, updated each business day; dollar index calculated from them. Commodities and yields: front-month futures, delayed about 15 minutes. Not for trading.

Currency-market news, analysis and insight.

Macro & central banks

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Interest rates, inflation and the institutions setting them.

Policy rates
BankRateAs of
Federal ReserveUS3.75–4.00%+0.25
ECBEuro area2.50%+0.25
Bank of EnglandUK3.75%−0.25
Bank of JapanJapan1.25%+0.25
Swiss National BankSwitzerland0.00%−0.25

Source: Bank for International Settlements, daily central bank policy rate series. The figure beside each rate is its last change.

Oil, gold, gas and the industrial complex.

Global economy & analysis

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