January 19, 2016. AUD is the strongest. JPY is the weakest.
With global stocks looking better, the commodity currencies are doing the best today despite dips in pairs like the AUDUSD and NZDUSD after the slightly weaker than expected China GDP (short covering started to kick in).
The weakest is the JPY as the "flight into the relative safety of the Yen" prompted to opposite reaction (that was the pattern in the charts).
The greenback is mixed/lower today (that is a pattern of late) with the pair up against the EUR, GBP, JPY and down against the CHF, AUD, CAD and NZD at the time of the snapshot.
The GBP is losing ground lately on the back of Carney's comments. The GBPUSD is trading at new lows
The NAHB housing mkt index (not a big mover) is due out at 10 AM (61 est vs 61 last)
S&P futures are up 29 point. The Nasdaq futures are up 68 points in pre-market trading. DAX is up 2.36%, FTSE is up 2.22%, and the CAC is up 2.60%.
