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Market movers

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Currencies
InstrumentPriceChange%
AUD/USD0.6821−0.0038−0.55%down
EUR/USD1.1081−0.0046−0.41%down
USD/CHF0.8331+0.0032+0.39%up
GBP/USD1.3256−0.0051−0.38%down
USD/JPY159.70+0.47+0.30%up
USD/CAD1.4249+0.0014+0.10%up
Commodities & metals
InstrumentPriceChange%
Natural Gas3.275−0.065−1.95%down
Brent96.82+1.00+1.04%up
WTI Crude89.18+0.44+0.50%up
Copper6.153−0.029−0.47%down
Silver49.75−0.22−0.44%down
Gold3,886.60+1.30+0.03%up

The session in numbers

  • The dollar index was firmer, +0.38% on the latest ECB fix.
  • AUD/USD made the largest currency move, −0.55%.
  • Brent led commodities, +1.04%.
  • Natural Gas was the weakest, −1.95%.

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 EnglandUK4.00%+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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Analysis

Plain-English guides to trading, risk and the mechanics of the market.

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