The 5pm New York close has locked in the day's moves. Gold (XAU/USD) finished the strongest of our board, rallied hard to 4,126 (+2.22%), while USD/ZAR brought up the rear, closing at 16.65 (-0.31%).
Closing board
- EUR/USD 1.1472 (+0.75%)
- GBP/USD 1.3370 (+0.62%)
- USD/JPY 163.39 (-0.29%)
- AUD/USD 0.6958 (-0.24%)
- USD/ZAR 16.65 (-0.31%)
- Gold (XAU/USD) 4,126 (+2.22%)
What drove the session
- Dollar sees worst day in about four weeks as Fed holds rates steady *(Investing.com)*
- investingLive Americas FX news wrap 29 Jul: Fed Stands Pat, Markets Lose Ground Subtitle: *(ForexLive)*
- Forex Today: US Dollar tumbles after divided Fed hold, Oil surges on Middle East escalation *(FXStreet)*
- Silver holds firm as Dollar slides after split Fed decision *(FXStreet)*
- No soft target: Warsh vows to return inflation to 2% *(FXStreet)*
Tomorrow's watchlist
- Thu 11:00 UTC — GBP BOE Monetary Policy Report (high impact)
- Thu 11:00 UTC — GBP Monetary Policy Summary (high impact)
- Thu 11:00 UTC — GBP MPC Official Bank Rate Votes (high impact) — forecast 2-0-7, previous 2-0-7
- Thu 11:00 UTC — GBP Official Bank Rate (high impact) — forecast 3.75%, previous 3.75%
- Thu 11:30 UTC — GBP BOE Gov Bailey Speaks (high impact)
- Thu 12:30 UTC — USD Advance GDP q/q (high impact) — forecast 2.1%, previous 2.0%
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