Forex Daily Close — 23 September 2026

With the daily candle printed, here is the session scorecard. USD/ZAR finished the strongest of our board, ripped higher to 16.35 (+1.18%), while Gold (XAU/USD) brought up the rear, closing at 4,323 (-1.23%).

Closing board

• EUR/USD 1.1386 (-0.54%)
• GBP/USD 1.3245 (-0.74%)
• USD/JPY 158.30 (+0.53%)
• AUD/USD 0.7040 (-1.01%)
• USD/ZAR 16.35 (+1.18%)
• Gold (XAU/USD) 4,323 (-1.23%)

What drove the session

• Economic and event calendar in Asia Thursday, September 24, 2026: Australian jobs report *(ForexLive)*
• investingLive Americas market news wrap: Strong US services PMI leads to a big breakdown in bonds *(ForexLive)*
• Treasury yields soar, 10-yr at highest since July 2007 on hot U.S. data, Fedspeak *(Investing.com)*
• US treasury sells $70 billion of 5 year notes at a high yield of 5.033% *(ForexLive)*
• US yields move to multi year highs as the wall of worry is growing. *(ForexLive)*

Tomorrow's watchlist

• Thu 01:30 UTC — AUD Employment Change (high impact) — forecast 21.5K, previous -15.8K
• Thu 01:30 UTC — AUD Unemployment Rate (high impact) — forecast 4.5%, previous 4.5%
• Thu 07:30 UTC — CHF SNB Monetary Policy Assessment (high impact)
• Thu 07:30 UTC — CHF SNB Policy Rate (high impact) — forecast 0.00%, previous 0.00%
• Thu 08:00 UTC — CHF SNB Press Conference (high impact)

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