The EUR/USD pair is losing important technical control after the US Jobs Report outperformed expectations, with US Nonfarm Payrolls reaching a one-year high and causing substantial upward revisions to earlier data points. The pair is trading at 1.0792, down -0.72% as of writing.The US economy continues to impress investors, with …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, February 1
The US Dollar Index retreated, putting the 103.00 support to the test, dropping back below the important 200-day SMA. On Friday, all eyes will be on January’s nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate, factory orders, and the final print of Michigan Consumer Sentiment.Renewed selling pressure in the dollar, combined with more …
Read More »GBP/USD weakening as investors focus on US data
The GBP/USD pair has not recovered much after Tuesday’s steep drop, but it is currently trading around 1.2644. This week’s UK data is scarce as investors prioritize US labour and economic activity data. Leading the way is the US ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, whose December PMI surpassed forecasts but …
Read More »Traders’ Attention Shifts To FOMC Minutes, JOLTS Report
On Wednesday, traders’ attention will be centered on US economic data, with bets on the direction of interest rates continuing, as earnings and updates are once again scarce.Fed is determined to monitor emerging economic data before indicating any changes to future monetary policy, so the Job Openings and Labour Turnover …
Read More »Gold declines as risk appetite increases and anticipation of Jerome Powell’s speech
Gold fell on Monday as risk appetite increased, while traders awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and statements from a group of Federal Reserve members scheduled for this week for further clues on the path related to monetary policy. By 1152 GMT, gold in spot transactions fell …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap
After a very busy week, several economic data releases are expected to weigh on the performance of multiple assets and most prominently, the US Dollar Index with the beginning of the new trading week.Oil’s PerformanceWTI crude dropped to $80.70, a decrease of more than 2%. Soft labour market data was …
Read More »EUR/USD soaring following weaker NFP data
The 150K weaker US labour market and nonfarm payrolls data that fell short of the 180K estimates, on Friday, does much to refuel a significant rally in the EUR/USD pair’s performance. With hiring slowing down and unemployment rising, there is growing speculation about Fed rate cuts in H2 2024.Notwithstanding the …
Read More »US NFP data falls shy of forecasts
The greenback slid sharply after the October non-farm payrolls report showed employment rising by 150k, underperforming estimates of 180k. Last month’s print was also revised down from 336k to 297k. Unemployment edged up to 3.9% from 3.8% as participation rates dipped to 62.7%. Meanwhile, wage inflation slowed slightly as average …
Read More »Gold poised to post a weekly loss as Dollar gains ground against bullion
The gold market has been seeing some two-way price action of late. After hitting close to $2,000 last month on geopolitical worries, Gold is poised for its first weekly loss in nearly a month as safe-haven demand cools ahead of today’s key US jobs data. Gold edged higher intraday but …
Read More »EUR and GBP are heading for weekly gains
The euro and pound are headed for weekly gains against the dollar on Friday, as appetite for global bonds led by the United States pushed yields down, as did the dollar, providing relief even to the faltering Japanese yen. However, the always important US non-farm payrolls data scheduled for 1230 …
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