The pound sterling is stable on Tuesday but remains at the centre of attention of the Forex market participants in connection with the beginning of negotiations about the terms of the UK exit from the European Union (Brexit).
The euro is worth $ 1,1158 against $ 1,1149 at the close of the previous session in New York, for which the dollar has risen in price to the euro by 0.4%.
The value of the dollar is 111.58 yen against 111.53 yen in the past trading session. Earlier in the course of trading, the dollar rose to a maximum in three weeks - 111.70 yen.
The rate of the single European currency is at the level of 124.48 yen compared to 124.34 yen a day earlier.
As a result of trades on June 19, the value of the August contract for Brent crude on the ICE Futures exchange in London fell by $ 0.46 (0.7%) to $ 46.91 per barrel.
July futures for WTI on the New York Mercantile Exchange NYMEX fell by $ 0.54 (1.1%) to $ 44.2 per barrel.
Today, oil is stable. August futures for Brent crude on the London Stock Exchange added 4 cents (0.09%) to $ 46.96 per barrel.
Quotes of the July contract for oil WTI rose at the same time by 2 cents (0.02%) - to $ 44.22 per barrel.
Quotations of gold futures rose during Asian deals on Tuesday.
At COMEX, a division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for August delivery are traded at a price of $ 1.246.62 per troy ounce, up 0.01% at the time of writing.
The maximum of the session was a mark of $ per troy ounce. At the time of writing, gold was supported at $ 1.244.30 and resistance at $ 1.268.50.
Futures on the USD index, showing the ratio of the US dollar to the basket of the six major currencies, decreased by 0.01% and is trading at around $ 97.22.
As for other commodities traded on COMEX, silver futures for delivery in July rose by 0.11%, reaching $ 16.520 per troy ounce, while copper futures for delivery in July decreased by 0.39%, reaching a level of 2,579 dollars per pound.
The five most important events this week are:
1. Speech by Bank of England Chairman Mark Carney
2. Speech of the Vice-Chairman of the Federal Reserve Stanley Fischer
3. The decision of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Monetary Policy
4. Publication of indices of business activity in the euro area
5. Negotiations on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU (only because they will take some time)