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19 Sep 2014
Session Recap: USD/JPY up to the sky; GBP/USD pricing the 'No'
FXStreet (San Francisco) - There was some action in currency market in the first half of the American session with the USD/JPY extending gains while the GBP/USD advancing for second day. The EUR/USD? It is well, thanks.
Finally, The 'S' day in Scotland is taking place on Thursday but the GBP/USD hasn't been that wild that the market was waiting. It seems that traders are pricing on the No vote for the Scottish independence as the GBP/USD rallied from 1.6250 to finally close at highs since September 4th at 1.6400.
On the other hand, the USD/JPY rallied to a new multi-year high close to 109.00 amid US dollar strength on the back of better than expected jobless claims. The USD/JPY is closing the day at 108.70.
And finally, the EUR/USD extended declines to lows since July 203 at 1.2840 but the pair manages to recover ground and it closed at 1.2920.
Main headlines in the American session
US initial jobless claims 280k vs 305k exp
US: Housing Starts down to 0.956M in August
The Scottish Referendum: views from RBS, BBH FXpro and MSCI
US stocks closed positive on Post-Fed party
Finally, The 'S' day in Scotland is taking place on Thursday but the GBP/USD hasn't been that wild that the market was waiting. It seems that traders are pricing on the No vote for the Scottish independence as the GBP/USD rallied from 1.6250 to finally close at highs since September 4th at 1.6400.
On the other hand, the USD/JPY rallied to a new multi-year high close to 109.00 amid US dollar strength on the back of better than expected jobless claims. The USD/JPY is closing the day at 108.70.
And finally, the EUR/USD extended declines to lows since July 203 at 1.2840 but the pair manages to recover ground and it closed at 1.2920.
Main headlines in the American session
US initial jobless claims 280k vs 305k exp
US: Housing Starts down to 0.956M in August
The Scottish Referendum: views from RBS, BBH FXpro and MSCI
US stocks closed positive on Post-Fed party