On Friday, all but one commodity from our review showed a positive development in terms of price changes as only natural gas declined 0.96% before the weekend.
The common currency stayed volatile during all days after the Fed's meeting last Wednesday.
The Sterling tumbled down all currencies, with the exception of the Euro and Aussie. The Pound lost 1.50% and 0.96% versus the Buck and Japanese Yen, respectively. Nevertheless, a 0.38% gain was recorded with respect to the Euro, while the British currency remained relatively unchanged (added 0.12%) against the Aussie.
After a day of losses, the US Dollar managed to rebound against all major peers. Largest gains were registered against the Euro, Aussie, and Sterling, in pairs with which the Greenback added 1.98%, 1.63%, and 1.53%, respectively. The smallest gain was detected against the Yen, 0.56%.
The precious metal used to be the one among just two main commodities that managed to increase in price during Thursday.
Following three days of up-trend for the Euro, the single European currency lost ground on Thursday and declined against all of other major currencies.
The Greenback suffered severe losses against all major peers. The US Dollar declined 2.76% versus the Swiss Franc, following with the 2.50% and 2.37% plunges against the Euro and Kiwi, respectively. The smallest slump was recorded with respect to the Yen, 1.04%.
The Sterling declined against most currencies, gaining only against the Yen and Greenback. The Pound lost 1.27%, 0.94%, and 0.90% versus the Swissie, Euro, and Kiwi, respectively. However, a substantial gain of 1.55% was recorded with respect to the US Dollar.
After some weakness two days ago, on Wednesday each commodity included in our review registered a rise in price, amid softer stance of the Federal Reserve on interest rates.
On Wednesday, the Euro jumped against all but one major currency on the foreign exchange, thus registering a general positive development for a third consecutive day.
The Sterling performed quite poorly against its major peers, there only one registered gain. The Pound declined the most versus the Euro and the Swissie, losing 0.81% and 0.67%, respectively. Nevertheless, the British currency added 0.32% versus the Kiwi.
The US Dollar appreciated noticeably against most major peers on Tuesday, with exception versus the Euro and Swiss Franc. The Greenback added 0.83% and 0.53% against the Kiwi and the Sterling, respectively. However, a 0.27% decline was detected versus the Euro and 0.14% against the Swissie. The Buck remained relatively unchanged towards the Yen, as it gained only 0.02%.
On Tuesday, natural gas was the only commodity in our review that surged in price substantially.
For a second day in a row, the single currency succeeded in gaining value versus all its main counterparts.
The US Dollar suffered losses against most major peers. The most noticeable one, namely 0.68%, was against the Euro, following with a 0.56% decline against the Sterling. The Buck remained relatively unchanged versus the Aussie, Loonie and the Yen, whereas a 0.20% gain was recorded against the Swiss Franc.
Over the day the Sterling appreciated against most currencies, with exception of the Euro. The Pound added the most against the Swiss Franc, 0.78%, while more moderate gains of 0.58% and 0.52% were recorded versus the Greenback and Japanese Yen, respectively. Meanwhile, the British currency remained relatively unchanged against the Euro (-0.09%).
While on Friday some commodities including Gold managed to increase in price, yesterday all of them were hit by selling pressure.
In the beginning of this week, the single European currency rebounded against the majority its peers on the foreign exchange.
While the majority of commodities declined in price on Friday, Gold used to be the best performer which even managed to gain some value.
Last Friday, the Euro declined again versus the majority of other currencies, while the strongest decrease of 1.31% was registered by the most traded EUR/USD currency pair.
The Greenback rallied noticeably against all major peers. The Buck added 1.32% versus the Euro, following with slightly lesser gains of 0.94% and 0.93% against the Sterling and the Aussie, respectively. However, the US Dollar remained relatively unchanged versus the Japanese Yen, as the rate changed merely by 0.09%.
The UK Pound declined against most currencies, except for the Euro. The Sterling plunged 0.93% versus the US Dollar and 0.84% against the Japanese Yen. Meanwhile, there was a 0.36% surge versus the Euro.
The US Dollar declined noticeably against most currencies; however, minor gains were seen versus the Sterling. The Greenback lost 1.45% versus the Aussie and 1.25% against the Kiwi. Nevertheless, there was a hike of 0.31% versus the British Pound.
The Sterling declined against all major peers without exceptions. The Pound slumped the most versus the Aussie and the Kiwi, 1.78% and 1.58%, respectively. However, a smaller loss of 0.31% was recorded against the Greenback.