There were 256,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending July 23, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 261,000 and came in worse than the market expectation of 253,000. Further details of the publication …
Read More »USD/CAD dropped on a volatile session
The USD/CAD pair reversed and dropped back below 1.2900 during Thursday’s volatile session for financial markets following the European Central Bank meeting policy decision and US data.The rejection from above 1.2900/05 (horizontal levels, and 20 and 200 Simple Moving Average in four-hour chart) reinforced the bearish short-term bias. If USD/CAD …
Read More »Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rise to 251K
There were 251,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending July 16, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 244,000 and came in worse than the market expectation of 240,000. Further details of the publication …
Read More »GBP/USD climbs on softer US dollar
The British pound recovered from two-week lows and is advancing just above 1.2150, after sliding below the 1.2000 mark, for the first time since mid-June, when the GBP/USD collapsed towards 1.1933 YTD lows. At 1.2176, the GBP/USD records solid gains, as the year’s first half is near to end.Worries about …
Read More »Weekly Initial Jobless Claims decline to 231K
There were 231,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending June 25, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 233,000 (revised from 229,000) and came in slightly higher than the market expectation of 228,000.
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rise to 229K
There were 229,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending on 4 June, above the prior week’s reading of 202,000 and expectations for a rise to 210,000. That pushed the four-week average higher to 215,000 from 207,000 a week earlier.
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday 23 May
The US dollar weakened on the first trading day of the week, amid a better market sentiment. The EUR/USD pair flirts with 1.0700, helped by ECB Chair President Christine Lagarde. She said she expects the facilities program to end “very early” in the third quarter of the year, leaving policymakers …
Read More »USD/CAD falls on oil price, Canadian inflation
The USD/CAD pair slides for the third successive day and is trading back below the 1.2900 figure after two consecutive days of a busy Canadian calendar, which witnessed the release of inflationary figures showing that Consumer Prices surged. The market reacted the opposite way, sending the USD/CAD rallying above 1.2900, …
Read More »AUD/USD surges despite mixed market sentiment
The AUD/USD pair is gaining close to 1.50% on Thursday. The market sentiment is mixed, as Asian and European bourses closed negatively, while US equities are pairing Wednesday’s losses.The AUD/USD is paring Wednesday’s losses and is sharply rallying, more than 1.40% on Thursday, despite a risk-off market mood, which would …
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rises to 218K
There were 218,000 Initial Jobless Claims in the week ending on 14 May, a tad above the expected rise to 200,000 from 197,000 one week ago, data released by the US Department of Labour on Thursday showed. That meant the four-week average number of claims rose to 199,500 from 191,250 a week …
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