The GBP/USD pair rose near 1.3195 during the early European session on Tuesday (5/13). The pound sterling (GBP) moved higher against the greenback on positive developments surrounding the US-UK trade deal last week. The UK jobs report and US inflation will be in focus on Tuesday. US President Donald Trump said last week that he would continue to impose new 10% tariffs on imports of most UK goods but would reduce higher tariffs on British autos, steel and aluminium imports. Positive developments surrounding the US-UK trade deal lifted the cable. Further, the BOE's gradual and cautious...
USD/CHF retreats after posting more than 2% gains in the previous session, trading around 0.8430 during Asian hours on Tuesday (5/13). The decline came as the US Dollar (USD) weakened, possibly due to a technical correction. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was trading lower near 101.50 at the time of writing. Investors now shift their focus to the upcoming US Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for April, due later today. Analysts expect the headline CPI to recover to 0.3% month-on-month from -0.1%, while the core CPI is also...
Gold recovered on Tuesday on bargain hunting after prices fell to a more than one-week low in the previous session as a temporary truce between the US and China in tit-for-tat tariffs boosted risk appetite and dented bullion's safe-haven appeal. Spot gold rose 0.5% to $3,250.50 an ounce, as of 0458 GMT. Bullion fell 2.7% in the previous session. US gold futures rose 0.9% to $3,255.30. After two days of negotiations in Geneva, the US and China announced tariff cuts for the next three months, with US tariffs on Chinese imports dropping to 30% from 145% and Chinese duties on US imports...