Data released on Friday showed the Canadian economy created more than 300K jobs in February, much more than expected. The numbers from the report are more than enough justification for another rate hike in April from the Bank of Canada. It may have still been outside, but the Canadian labour …
Read More »USD/CAD Ignoring Softer Oil
The USD/CAD pair fades bounce off 10-DMA as markets brace for monthly jobs report. Hawkish hopes from the BOC, previous rally in oil prices favor bears.Russia-Ukraine tussles, firmer US Treasury yields challenge further downside. Canadian employment data may provide another reason for the BOC to extend its rate-hike trajectory.USD/CAD remains …
Read More »US: Private Sector Employment Rises by 475K in February
Employment in the US private sector rose by 475,000 in February, monthly data published by the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Research Institute revealed on Wednesday. That was well above economist forecasts for an employment gain of 378,000. Meanwhile, January’s estimate of employment change saw a substantial upgrade to show a …
Read More »AUD/USD Pressured On RBA’s Lowe’s Comments
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Phillip Lowe has said that it is ”plausible we could raise rates later this year depending on economy.” He added that he hasn’t said rates won’t go up. AUD could get a lift on such rhetoric, but there hasn’t been any knee-jerk reaction thus far. “We have …
Read More »GBP/USD Bulls Stay On Course Ahead Of The BoE Decision, US NFP Data
At 1.3570, GBP/USD is around 0.40% higher on the day as it tracks down the start of the New York sessions highs of 1.3587 again during midday trade. Sterling is climbing on Wednesday for the fourth session in a row, reaching a 1-1/2-week high against the dollar.Trader’s expectations that the …
Read More »US: Private Sector Employment Falls by 301K
Employment in the US private sector fell by 301,000 in January, monthly data published by the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Research Institute revealed on Wednesday, marking only the second month-on-month drop in employment since April 2020 when the US first went into lockdown. That was a huge miss on consensus …
Read More »Inflation, Deficits Cannot Dim Appeal of US Treasury Bonds
US Treasury rates remain strikingly low, partly because of the safety government debt offers corporations and retirees. Markets have been in disturbance. The Federal Reserve is taking steps to cool off the economy, as questions loom about the course of the recovery. And news headlines are announcing that government bond …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 7 January
Nonfarm Payrolls relatively disappointed prior estimates, but the labor market indicators were stronger than expected. The employment data has had a modest impact on the forex market. In the light of the NFP data, the US Fed is very determined to move out of easing policy settings.Economic DataNonfarm Payrolls (NFP) …
Read More »US Equity Traders Eying NFP Data
As traders continue to digest Wednesday’s hawkish Fed minutes, which caused US shares to retreat, and discuss its implications of the minutes to Fed’s policy tightening, US equity trading has displayed more passive performance. The S&P 500 Index has been hovering around the 4700 level on Thursday between 4670 lows …
Read More »USD/CAD Trading Flat Ahead Release of Hawkish FOMC Minutes
The USD/CAD pair has traded indecisively on Wednesday and is one of the worst G10 performers despite higher oil prices.A hot US ADP report and mixed Canadian housing data was ignored, with markets focused on the Fed’s December meeting minutes.USD/CAD has traded hesitantly within a relatively thin 1.2700-1.2750 range, roughly …
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