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Weekend Market Update: US Oil Surges While Major Global Indices and EUR/USD Dip
US oil prices rose sharply by 4.89% over the weekend, contrasting with declines across major global stock indices including the DAX, Dow, Nasdaq, FTSE, and Hang Seng. The EUR/USD currency pair also fell by 0.37%, alongside decreases in gold and silver prices.
Date:
12.04.2026 |
Source:
FOR-EX.NEWS
Quotes
| Instrument | Price | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | 1.172540 | +0.22541% |
| GBPUSD | 1.345910 | +0.19364% |
| USDJPY | 159.553000 | +0.37305% |
| XAUUSD | 4750.453960 | -0.31374% |
| USDCAD | 1.385100 | +0.3056% |
| NZDUSD | 0.582580 | -0.50198% |
| USDCHF | 0.790600 | +0.18501% |
| AUDUSD | 0.701340 | -0.93634% |
| EURGBP | 0.870500 | -0.003446% |
| EURJPY | 186.194000 | +0.12153% |
| GBPJPY | 214.915110 | +0.65197% |
| AUDJPY | 111.982080 | -0.51608% |
| CADJPY | 115.184000 | +0.12604% |
| CHFJPY | 201.857090 | +0.20174% |
| NZDJPY | 92.887000 | -0.2984% |
| GBPCHF | 1.058600 | -0.16975% |
| EURCHF | 0.923000 | -0.16278% |
| USDMXN | 17.380000 | +0.071965% |
| USDZAR | 16.573000 | +1.27905% |
| USDTRY | 44.663000 | +0.060489% |
| USDRUB | 77.061000 | -0.69971% |
| USDSEK | 9.277370 | +0.06392% |
| USDCNY | 6.827300 | -0.052702% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.04.2026 | ||||
| 12:15 | 🇪🇺 | ECB Guindos Speech | ||
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| 14:00 | 🇺🇸 | Existing Home Sales MoM (Mar) | -2 | 1.7 |
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| 14.04.2026 | ||||
| 00:30 | 🇦🇺 | Westpac Consumer Confidence Change (Apr) | -1.8 | 1.2 |
| 01:30 | 🇦🇺 | NAB Business Confidence (Mar) | -6 | -1 |
| 03:00 | Balance of Trade (Mar) | 112 | 90.98 | |
| 03:00 | Exports YoY (Mar) | 8.3 | 39.6 | |
| 03:00 | Imports YoY (Mar) | 11.1 | 13.8 | |
| 12:30 | 🇺🇸 | Producer Price Index MoM (Mar) | 1.2 | 0.7 |