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Not only did we get high NFP numbers for January, but we also got positive revisions for the past months. It is not a job market, it is rather paradise back on the financial market’s earth, the USD is trading higher everywhere.The strength of the US dollar manifested itself in …

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the January jobs report on Friday, February 4 at 13:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of four major banks regarding the upcoming employment data. Deutsche Bank “We are …

Commodity-linked currencies were little changed against the greenback. AUD/USD is unchanged at around 0.7130, while USD/CAD hovers around 1.2670.The USD/JPY nears 115.00 at the end of the American session, as government bond yields edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is currently at 1.82%.Gold trimmed intraday losses and …

Treasury yields rose on Thursday as investors remained focused on the upcoming key NFP data. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note climbed 6 basis points to 1.831%. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond added 5 basis points to reach 2.152%.Yields move inversely to prices and 1 basis …

GBP/USD bulls take a breather around a fortnight high surrounding 1.3600, during the sixth positive day amid Friday’s Asian session. Earlier, on Thursday, at 1.3605, GBP/USD off its highs of the day by is still positive by some 0.23% following the Bank of England that raised interest rates to 0.5% …

Omicron put a massive bump in the road to America’s recovery this winter. The first signs of trouble could show up in the January jobs report on Friday, 4 February. Goldman Sachs cites survey data indicating a surge in absenteeism during the month to expect Omicron-led temporary declines in the …

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 …

US manufacturing sector slowed in January; but employment surged. A measure of US manufacturing activity fell to a 14-month low in January amid an outbreak of COVID-19 infections, supporting views that economic growth lost steam at the start of the year.The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Tuesday that …

On Friday 4 February, the US official employment report will be released. Market consensus is for an increase in payrolls of 155K while Wells Fargo expects a decline by 100K. They anticipate average hourly earnings to rise by 0.6% during January.Key Quotes: “In recent months, there have been substantial revisions …

The price of gold fell on Monday and is heading to record the largest monthly decline since September, while the markets expect to raise the US interest rate on the back of economic data, and the rise of the dollar affected the price of gold. Spot gold prices are trading …