With the daily candle printed, here is the session scorecard. Gold (XAU/USD) finished the strongest of our board, jumped sharply to 4,134 (+2.49%), while USD/ZAR brought up the rear, closing at 16.39 (-0.81%).
Closing board
- EUR/USD 1.1533 (+0.22%)
- GBP/USD 1.3450 (+0.17%)
- USD/JPY 157.71 (+0.11%)
- AUD/USD 0.7047 (+0.71%)
- USD/ZAR 16.39 (-0.81%)
- Gold (XAU/USD) 4,134 (+2.49%)
What drove the session
- Economic and event calendar in Asia 05 August 2026 - New Zealand jobs report *(ForexLive)*
- Chinese Yuan: Strengthening toward 6.7300 against US Dollar – UOB *(FXStreet)*
- Vietnam Dong: Stable despite widening trade deficit – Commerzbank *(FXStreet)*
- investingLive Americas FX news wrap: Everyone back in the AI boat *(ForexLive)*
- Nothing Britain does moves the Pound against the Dollar *(FXStreet)*
Tomorrow's watchlist
- Tue 22:45 UTC — NZD Employment Change q/q (high impact) — forecast 0.1%, previous 0.2%
- Tue 22:45 UTC — NZD Unemployment Rate (high impact) — forecast 5.4%, previous 5.3%
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