Many financial and forex trading experts thought that the US dollar would be able to start easing out of its decline because of the rising wages and the expected increase in home sales. It turns out that it may take a little time before traders see the dollar stabilize and perhaps strengthen on the onset of Pending Home Sales data. Although many are expecting that the Pending Home Sales data will improve, the figures were nowhere near the projected 0.5% and instead came out at -2.6%. This caused the dollar to weaken against most of the majors, with crude oil gaining by 1.5% to close at $82.55 per barrel, and gold increasing by 0.2% to close at $1,187.5 per ounce.

In England, the British pound is doing great as it strengthens against the dollar. The GBP/USD traded at a new high as the pair marked a high of 1.5968 and a low of 1.5861 on the August 4th trading day.