Another trading day in the books; this is how the board closed. EUR/USD finished the strongest of our board, edged higher to 1.1393 (+0.21%), while Gold (XAU/USD) brought up the rear, closing at 4,029 (-1.12%).
Closing board
- EUR/USD 1.1393 (+0.21%)
- GBP/USD 1.3294 (+0.03%)
- USD/JPY 163.78 (+0.01%)
- AUD/USD 0.6977 (-0.15%)
- USD/ZAR 16.66 (-0.70%)
- Gold (XAU/USD) 4,029 (-1.12%)
What drove the session
- NZD/USD holds ahead of the Fed's decision *(FXStreet)*
- Brazilian Real: BRL seen weaker into year-end – Rabobank *(FXStreet)*
- investingLive Americas FX news wrap 28 Jul: Markets Await Fed and Big Tech Results *(ForexLive)*
- Dollar eases back from over a one-month high a day ahead of key Fed rate decision *(Investing.com)*
- It's a great day already in Australia and New Zealand, what's coming up on the economic calendar *(ForexLive)*
Tomorrow's watchlist
- 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%
- Wed 18:00 UTC — USD Federal Funds Rate (high impact) — forecast 3.75%, previous 3.75%
- Wed 18:00 UTC — USD FOMC Statement (high impact)
- Wed 18:30 UTC — USD FOMC Press Conference (high impact)
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