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The British pound today traded lower against the US dollar even as Theresa May‘s government is buffeted by rebellions from members of her Conservative Party who have resigned from their positions. The pound’s decline was further accelerated by the risk-off sentiment among investors triggered by the imposition of more tariffs by the US government on Chinese exports.
The euro today opened higher against the US dollar following the disappointing US unemployment data released on Friday. The single currency rallied higher ahead of Mario Draghi‘s speech, but later declined due to a resurgence in demand for the US dollar in the American session.
The USD/CAD currency pair today headed lower as the Canadian dollar gained against its US counterpart following disappointing jobs reports from both countries. The pair’s decline was further accelerated by the selling pressure on the US dollar following the high US unemployment rate reported.
The Japanese yen was flat against the US dollar and fell versus other major currencies today despite the gloomy mood among investors as the trade war between the United States and China was ready to start. As for Japan’s macroeconomic data released on Friday, it was mixed.
The New Zealand dollar rallied today, rising for the fourth consecutive trading session against some of its rivals, including the US dollar and the euro.
The British pound today rallied higher against the US dollar in the early European session following hawkish comments by the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney. The pound later erased all its gains in the American session following a news report that the German government was unconvinced with the UK’s latest post-Brexit Customs plan.
The euro today headed lower against the US dollar in the early European session following the release of mixed Eurozone PMI data by IHS Markit. The euro’s decline drove the EUR/USD currency pair lower as the US dollar recovered from its slump that occurred in the Asian session.
The Sterling pound today rallied higher against the US dollar following the release of upbeat Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI data in the early European session. The pound’s rally drove the GBP/USD currency pair higher even as uncertainty loomed over the Brexit negotiations.
The US dollar emerged as the strongest currency on the Forex market today after trade war tensions continued to escalate as US President Donald Trump chose the European Union as the new target for his criticism of unfair trade deals.
The euro today traded lower against the US dollar amid the deepening of the political crisis in Germany as the Interior Minister Horst Seehofer threatened to resign. The release of mixed Eurozone PMIs by IHS Markit in the early European session could not reverse the pair’s downtrend as the US dollar gained ground over the single currency.
