Fundamental

Gold hits record $5110; trend strongly bullish. Trading signals: Buy @ $4940, Sell @ $5220. Weak USD & geopolitics drive rally. Buy pullbacks advised.

The GBP/USD exchange rate jumped to the highest level since September last year, continuing an uptrend that started in November last year when it bottomed at 1.3017. It rose after the UK published strong macro numbers, raising the odds of a Federal Reserve and Bank of England divergence.

The EUR/USD exchange rate continued its recent rally and crossed the important resistance level at 1.1805 as the US dollar retreated and as the Greenland crisis eased. It has jumped by 2.10% from its lowest point this month.

The Australian dollar continued its strong upward momentum as investors reacted to the latest jobs numbers, which raised odds of an interest rate hike. The AUD/USD pair rose to a high of 0.6900, its highest level since September 24. It has soared by over 16% from its lowest in April last year.

EUR/USD shows moderate losses on Monday, although it remains steady at four-month highs near 1.1860 at the time of writing, after peaking at 1.1876 earlier on the day.

GBP/USD started the week on a firm footing and continued to trade strongly as disputes between the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) over the purchase of Greenland battered the US Dollar (USD) significantly.