EUR/USD gained 11 points after eurozone inflation printed better this month than the previous months. But it still does not take the ECB off the hook.
GBP/USD eased by 11 points to trade at 1.6817 as traders sold off to book profits after the pair skyrocketed on yesterday’s GDP data. The pound performed fairly well yesterday as the Office for National Statistics announced that the British economy expanded by 0.8% in the first quarter.
AUD/USD climbed by 18 points after private sector credit met expectations and a general shift in sentiment to support the commodity currencies after falling on Monday,
USD/JPY is dead on its trading range at 102.49 ahead of the Bank of Japan decision. Although most believe that the Bank will sit tight at this meeting traders are hoping for some indication of if and when the bank is expecting to add additional stimulus and their evaluation of the current economic situation.
Gold gave up $4 to trade at 1292.30 ahead of the FOMC decision. There was no change to the holdings of the SPDR gold ETF or the Gold Trust, once again. Their respective holdings still stand at 792.139 tonnes and 164.41 tonnes.