Forex Daily Close — 9 November 2026

Another trading day in the books; this is how the board closed. Gold (XAU/USD) finished the strongest of our board, ripped higher to 4,151 (+1.87%), while USD/ZAR brought up the rear, closing at 16.38 (-0.62%).

Closing board

• EUR/USD 1.1226 (-0.02%)
• GBP/USD 1.3440 (-0.12%)
• USD/JPY 157.93 (+0.27%)
• AUD/USD 0.6927 (-0.06%)
• USD/ZAR 16.38 (-0.62%)
• Gold (XAU/USD) 4,151 (+1.87%)

What drove the session

• Anthropic unveils Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 models ahead of IPO *(InvestingLive)*
• U.S. Treasury sells $58 billion of 3 year notes at a high yield of 4.627% *(InvestingLive)*
• NY Fed October survey shows 1, 3 and 5 year inflation expectations unchanged *(InvestingLive)*
• US September wholesale inventories +0.7% vs +0.6% expected *(InvestingLive)*
• U.S. treasuries tread water after jobs shock as CPI, auction gauntlet looms *(Investing.com)*

Tomorrow's watchlist

• Tue 13:30 UTC — USD Core CPI m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.2%, previous 0.3%
• Tue 13:30 UTC — USD CPI m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.3%, previous 0.6%

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