The Sterling declined against most majors, but still was not the worst performer on Friday. The Pound lost 1.33% versus the Greenback and 0.76% versus the Japanese Yen, whereas it gained 0.37% against the Euro and 0.27% against the Kiwi.
Yet another high-performance day for the US Dollar, as it appreciated against most majors. The Greenback added 1.71% and 1.69% versus the Euro and the Kiwi, respectively, following with lesser gains of 1.33% against the Sterling and 1.24% versus the Swiss Franc.
Expectations for an upcoming increase of Fed's interest rates and improving labour market situation in the United States pushed down demand for commodities on Friday.
The shared currency posted a significant decline against all major currencies last Friday.
The Sterling strengthened against all its major peers, except for the US Dollar. The Pound lost 0.16% versus the Greenback, but gained 1.27% versus the Kiwi, 0.94% versus the Swiss Franc.
The US Dollar outperformed yesterday, as it advanced against all major counterparts. The Greenback appreciated 1.37% versus the Kiwi, 1.11% versus the Swiss France, following with lesser gains against other majors.
On Thursday, only fossil fuels showed a noticeable development in terms of price changes.
Despite the ECB meeting on Thursday which was supposed to provide the Euro some considerable bearish impetus, in reality the single currency has showed a mixed development during yesterday.
The Greenback had mixed performance yesterday. The US Dollar slid 0.50% and 0.55% versus its New Zealand and Canadian counterparts, respectively. However, the Buck gained 0.87% against the Euro and 0.63% against the Sterling.
Among main commodities, only natural gas and Crude type of oil gained significant value on Wednesday as they added 2.10% and 2%, respectively.
The Euro used to be a clear under-performer during trading on Wednesday as market is awaiting the upcoming meeting of the European Central Bank, where details on the QE programme should be announced.
The Sterling performed worse than yesterday against most majors, as it added only 0.26% against the Swiss Franc. Furthermore, the Pound slumped 0.70% versus the Aussie, 0.57% against the Kiwi, and 0.37% versus the Yen.
The US Dollar slumped against most majors on Tuesday. The Greenback lost 0.66% against the Aussie, 0.53% versus the Kiwi, whereas it gained 0.29% against the Swiss Franc.
Being among the worst performers on Tuesday, Gold declined 0.26% in its value during trading and was only under-performed by silver which dropped 0.7%.
On Tuesday, the shared European currency climbed only against the Swiss Franc, being that EUR/CHF pair gained 0.24%.
The US Dollar performed formidably on Monday, as it appreciated against most majors. The Greenback added 0.72% against the Kiwi, 0.59% versus the Aussie and 0.44% versus the Swiss Franc.
The Sterling had mixed performance yesterday, as it added 0.26% and 0.11% versus the Kiwi and the Aussie, respectively. Nonetheless, the Pound plunged 0.47% against the Greenback and 0.32% against the Euro.
Opposite to the end of last trading week, on Monday all commodities without any exception dropped in price considerably.
General trend of the Euro was strongly positive during trading in the beginning of the week, as the shared currency declined only against the American Dollar.
Friday's data had mixed effect on the US Dollar, as the Greenback fell 0.40% against its New Zealand counterpart and 0.17% against the Sterling. Nevertheless, the Buck appreciated 0.17% and 0.18% versus the Swiss Franc and the Yen, respectively.
The Sterling performed well against most majors last Friday, as it added 0.38% versus the Japanese Yen and 0.37% versus the Swiss Franc. However, the Pound slumped 0.19% against the New Zealand Dollar.
Last Friday, all commodities posted a positive development on a daily basis.
The single European currency traded mixed on the last working day of winter; however, it still declined against the majority of its counterparts.
The US Dollar performed astonishingly yesterday, as it appreciated versus most majors. The Buck gained 1.45% against the Euro, 1.10% versus the Aussie and 0.79% against the Sterling.