Forex Daily Close — 6 November 2026

The New York close is in — here is how the day settled. USD/ZAR finished the strongest of our board, surged to 16.55 (+0.91%), while AUD/USD brought up the rear, closing at 0.6866 (-1.97%).

Closing board

• EUR/USD 1.1145 (-0.80%)
• GBP/USD 1.3351 (-0.94%)
• USD/JPY 158.50 (+0.09%)
• AUD/USD 0.6866 (-1.97%)
• USD/ZAR 16.55 (+0.91%)
• Gold (XAU/USD) 4,075 (-0.94%)

What drove the session

• US Treasury sanctions Canadian money services firms over Iran-related transactions *(Investing.com)*
• Dollar sees best day since June after stellar jobs report, set for weekly gain *(Investing.com)*
• Trump: We are talking to Iran, we are doing very well with Iran *(InvestingLive)*
• Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles to be replaced by Stephen Miller *(InvestingLive)*
• Microsoft is reportedly winding down it's Oracle deal to wind down AI cloud capacity *(InvestingLive)*

Tomorrow's watchlist

• Fri 21:45 UTC — NZD Parliamentary Elections (high impact)

Discipline check: One correlated basket is one trade

Long EURUSD and long GBPUSD is not diversification — it is roughly one large short-dollar position. Cap total exposure across correlated pairs.

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*This briefing is generated from live market data and public news feeds for information only. It is not investment advice. Trading forex and CFDs carries a high risk of loss — read our risk disclosure.*