Forex Daily Close — 13 November 2026

The New York close is in — here is how the day settled. USD/ZAR finished the strongest of our board, surged to 16.93 (+1.96%), while AUD/USD brought up the rear, closing at 0.6775 (-0.99%).

Closing board

• EUR/USD 1.1025 (-0.63%)
• GBP/USD 1.3212 (-0.49%)
• USD/JPY 159.70 (-0.02%)
• AUD/USD 0.6775 (-0.99%)
• USD/ZAR 16.93 (+1.96%)
• Gold (XAU/USD) 3,881 (-0.11%)

What drove the session

• U.S. dollar surges to biggest weekly gains since September on Fed hike certainty *(Investing.com)*
• Chile peso hits 19-month low as copper drops, US rate outlook weighs *(Investing.com)*
• The US consumer may be hitting a wall. A look at eight indicators *(InvestingLive)*
• Earnings week ahead: Nvidia without Jensen, Anthropic’s IPO, and the consumer meets a hiking Fed *(InvestingLive)*
• Canadian dollar holds near one-month low as U.S. producer inflation keeps Fed bets *(Investing.com)*

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