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The US commerce department said that Gross domestic product (GDP) increased at a 1.5 percent annual rate after expanding 3.9 percent in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. Economists however expect growth to pick up in the fourth quarter given strong domestic fundamentals.
The number of individuals filing for initial jobless benefits in the week ending October 24 increased by 1,000 to 260,000 from the previous week’s total of 259,000. Analysts had expected jobless claims to rise by 4,000 to 263,000.
USD/JPY was 0.16 percent lower at 120.89, USD/CAD was almost unchanged at 1.3238. The pair was expected to find support at 1.3085 and resistance at 1.3334.
Following the releases EUR/USD added 0.19 percent to 1.0941.
GBP/USD was at 1.5256, USD/CHF lost 0.29 percent to 0.9914. A report by the Bank of England showed that the total net lending to individuals increased by 4.9 billion pounds last month more than the expected 4.4 billion pounds.
AUD/USD lost 0.40 percent falling to 0.7089 and NZD/USD lost 0.12 percent to 0.6694.
The US dollar index which measures the greenback against a basket of major currencies was steady at 97.61.
Following the releases EUR/USD added 0.19 percent to 1.0941.
EUR/CAD was 0.10 percent higher to 1.4425.
Crude oil for December delivery lost 1.34 percent on the New York Mercantile Exchange during European morning hours on Thursday, Brent oil for December delivery on the ICE Futures Exchange lost 1.15 percent to 48.48 dollars a barrel.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said that crude inventories were higher by 3.37 million barrels a week, and gasoline inventories decreased by 1.1 million barrels compared to expectations for a decline of 0.9 million barrels. Distillate stockpiles fell by 0.3 million barrels.
Gold for December delivery on the Comex of the New York Mercantile Exchange lost 1.88 percent trading at 1,154.000 dollars a troy ounce.
The US commerce department said that Gross domestic product (GDP) increased at a 1.5 percent annual rate after expanding 3.9 percent in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. Economists however expect growth to pick up in the fourth quarter given strong domestic fundamentals.
The number of individuals filing for initial jobless benefits in the week ending October 24 increased by 1,000 to 260,000 from the previous week’s total of 259,000. Analysts had expected jobless claims to rise by 4,000 to 263,000.
USD/JPY was 0.16 percent lower at 120.89, USD/CAD was almost unchanged at 1.3238. The pair was expected to find support at 1.3085 and resistance at 1.3334.
Following the releases EUR/USD added 0.19 percent to 1.0941.
GBP/USD was at 1.5256, USD/CHF lost 0.29 percent to 0.9914. A report by the Bank of England showed that the total net lending to individuals increased by 4.9 billion pounds last month more than the expected 4.4 billion pounds.
AUD/USD lost 0.40 percent falling to 0.7089 and NZD/USD lost 0.12 percent to 0.6694.
The US dollar index which measures the greenback against a basket of major currencies was steady at 97.61.
Following the releases EUR/USD added 0.19 percent to 1.0941.
EUR/CAD was 0.10 percent higher to 1.4425.
Crude oil for December delivery lost 1.34 percent on the New York Mercantile Exchange during European morning hours on Thursday, Brent oil for December delivery on the ICE Futures Exchange lost 1.15 percent to 48.48 dollars a barrel.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said that crude inventories were higher by 3.37 million barrels a week, and gasoline inventories decreased by 1.1 million barrels compared to expectations for a decline of 0.9 million barrels. Distillate stockpiles fell by 0.3 million barrels.
Gold for December delivery on the Comex of the New York Mercantile Exchange lost 1.88 percent trading at 1,154.000 dollars a troy ounce.