Forex Daily Close — 27 October 2026

The New York close is in — here is how the day settled. Gold (XAU/USD) finished the strongest of our board, rallied hard to 4,075 (+0.90%), while EUR/USD brought up the rear, closing at 1.1130 (-0.78%).

Closing board

• EUR/USD 1.1130 (-0.78%)
• GBP/USD 1.3309 (-0.51%)
• USD/JPY 157.89 (+0.68%)
• AUD/USD 0.7030 (+0.00%)
• USD/ZAR 16.61 (-0.07%)
• Gold (XAU/USD) 4,075 (+0.90%)

What drove the session

• Flávio Bolsonaro reportedly flees Brazil for the US after election loss *(InvestingLive)*
• US October Richmond Fed -2 vs -2 expected *(InvestingLive)*
• October US consumer confidence 91.7 vs 81.0 expected *(InvestingLive)*
• US New home sales for September 0.676M annualized vs 0.650M estimate *(InvestingLive)*
• US August Case-Shiller 20-city house price index +2.7% y/y vs +2.6% expected *(InvestingLive)*

Tomorrow's watchlist

• Wed 00:30 UTC — AUD CPI m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.7%, previous 0.4%
• Wed 00:30 UTC — AUD CPI y/y (high impact) — forecast 4.2%, previous 4.0%
• Wed 00:30 UTC — AUD Trimmed Mean CPI m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.3%, previous 0.2%
• Wed 01:00 UTC — NZD Official Cash Rate (high impact) — forecast 3.00%, previous 2.75%
• Wed 01:00 UTC — NZD RBNZ Rate Statement (high impact)
• Wed 02:00 UTC — NZD RBNZ Press Conference (high impact)

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