The 5pm New York close has locked in the day's moves. Gold (XAU/USD) finished the strongest of our board, edged higher to 4,079 (+0.27%), while GBP/USD brought up the rear, closing at 1.3293 (-0.44%).

Closing board

  • EUR/USD 1.1378 (-0.15%)
  • GBP/USD 1.3293 (-0.44%)
  • USD/JPY 163.70 (+0.06%)
  • AUD/USD 0.6991 (-0.05%)
  • USD/ZAR 16.75 (+0.22%)
  • Gold (XAU/USD) 4,079 (+0.27%)

What drove the session

  • New Zealand Dollar holds after weak US durable goods data *(FXStreet)*
  • Singapore Dollar: Hawkish MAS supports SGD against US Dollar – MUFG *(FXStreet)*
  • South Korea June consumer sentiment 106.8 vs 106.6 prior *(ForexLive)*
  • investingLive Americas FX news wrap 27 Jul: Oil was down sharply but the stocks, bonds, USD did not fully follow. *(ForexLive)*
  • Indonesian Rupiah: Political risks temper valuation case – BBH *(FXStreet)*

Tomorrow's watchlist

  • Tue 03:05 UTC — AUD RBA Gov Bullock Speaks (high impact)
  • Wed 01:30 UTC — AUD CPI m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.2%, previous -0.7%
  • Wed 01:30 UTC — AUD CPI y/y (high impact) — forecast 4.0%, previous 4.0%
  • Wed 01:30 UTC — AUD Trimmed Mean CPI m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.3%, previous 0.4%

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