The USD/CAD pair extends its sideways consolidative price move heading into the European session on Tuesday and currently trades around mid-1.3900s, nearly unchanged for the day. Moreover, the mixed fundamental backdrop warrants some caution before placing aggressive directional bets.
GBP/USD continues its upward momentum for the second consecutive session, hovering near 1.3360 during Asian trading hours on Tuesday. The Pound Sterling (GBP) is strengthening as the US Dollar (USD) softens in response to Moody’s Ratings downgrading the US credit rating from Aaa to Aa1.
The Pound Sterling (GBP) trades higher against its major peers, except the Euro (EUR), at the start of the week. The British currency moves higher ahead of the European Union (EU)-United Kingdom (UK) trade summit in London on Monday.