Forex Daily Close — 26 October 2026

With the daily candle printed, here is the session scorecard. USD/ZAR finished the strongest of our board, jumped sharply to 16.64 (+0.99%), while GBP/USD brought up the rear, closing at 1.3342 (-0.46%).

Closing board

• EUR/USD 1.1179 (-0.38%)
• GBP/USD 1.3342 (-0.46%)
• USD/JPY 157.47 (+0.62%)
• AUD/USD 0.7017 (-0.04%)
• USD/ZAR 16.64 (+0.99%)
• Gold (XAU/USD) 4,031 (+0.58%)

What drove the session

• Carney says Canada has not budged as US trade deal looks less imminent than claimed *(InvestingLive)*
• investingLive Americas FX news wrap 26 Oct: Anthropic IPO puts AI back in focus as stocks rebound *(InvestingLive)*
• Japan services PPI preview: 3.7% pace in focus ahead of Friday’s BoJ decision *(InvestingLive)*
• A light economic and event calendar in Asia Tuesday, October 27, 2026 - Japan services PPI *(InvestingLive)*
• US and Canada working on deal to ease tariffs on Canadian steel and auto imports *(InvestingLive)*

Tomorrow's watchlist

• Wed 00:30 UTC — AUD CPI m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.7%, previous 0.4%
• Wed 00:30 UTC — AUD CPI y/y (high impact) — forecast 4.2%, previous 4.0%
• Wed 00:30 UTC — AUD Trimmed Mean CPI m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.3%, previous 0.2%
• Wed 01:00 UTC — NZD Official Cash Rate (high impact) — forecast 3.00%, previous 2.75%
• Wed 01:00 UTC — NZD RBNZ Rate Statement (high impact)
• Wed 02:00 UTC — NZD RBNZ Press Conference (high impact)

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