How did the USD – and other financial instruments – do this week?

The USD was mixed in trading this week.

How did the greenback do vs the major currencies? Looking at the change % below, the dollar is higher vs the EUR, JPY, GBP, AUD and NZD. It is lower vs the CHF and the CAD. The biggest gain was vs the AUD at 0.79%. The greenback fell by -0.14% vs both the CHF and the CAD.

During the week the negative rates unchanged, the Swiss National Bank rates by 25 basis points, the US Federal Reserve Rates unchanged in the Bank of England also kept its rates the same.

Below is a summary of the changes for the week vs the USD:

• EUR: +0.50%
• JPY: +0.41%
• GBP: +0.10%
• CHF: -0.14%
• CAD: -0.14%
• AUD: +0.79%
• NZD: +0.14%

In other markets this week what were the changes:

In the US debt market, yields moved lower across the curve:

• 2-year yield fell -7.5 basis points at 3.946%
• 5-year yield fell -9.0 basis points at or .003%
• 10 year yield fell -7.4 basis points at or .246%
• 30 year yield fell -3.5 basis points 4.591%

In the US stock market the major indices were mixed:

• Dow industrial average rose 0.91%
• S&P index rose 0.13%. The modest gain this week snapped a four week losing streak
• NASDAQ index-0.41% and is down for the fifth consecutive week.

In the European equity markets, the major indices moved higher:

• German DAX -0.41%
• France’s CAC +0.18%
• UK’s FTSE 100 +0.17%
• Spain’s Ibex, +2.65%
• Italy’s FTSE MIB, +0.98%

In other markets:

• Crude oil rose 1 dollar or 1.49%
• Gold traded to a new record high of $3057.51. The price rose $36.48 or 1.22%.
• Silver fell $-0.90 or -2.7%
• Bitcoin rose $1326 or 1.66%

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.