Weekly Overview of CFD Movements - 02/11/2026 - 06/11/2026

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The EUR/USD ended a volatile week lower after President Trump’s Republicans lost US midterm elections, initially weakening the dollar. However, stronger than expected Nonfarm payrolls data on Friday sent the pair down to a one-week low.

The British pound declined despite the Bank of England interest rate hike of 25 basis points to 4% as the dollar outperformed its rivals.

The USD/JPY rose as the US dollar gathered strength following better than expected monthly employment data increasing the likelihood of a Fed rate hike in December.

Gold prices climbed to a more than two- week high as traders assessed the possibility of political disagreements between a democratic run Congress and President Trump’s republican presidency.

The US S&P 500 fell sharply with technology stocks being among the greatest fallers, on worries that a democratic run congress may opt for more oversight or regulation of AI. However, Apple posted better than expected earnings on November 2nd.

Oil prices dropped to a two-month low amid uncertainty as to whether President Trump would opt to strike Iran after the republicans lost control of the House of Representatives and the Senate.