The US NFP Update: What to Wait for?
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics will announce average hourly earnings, nonfarm employment change (NFP), and the unemployment rate on May 6, at 15:30 MT time.
Aussie heads south in Asia
On Tuesday, the Australian dollar went down in Asia because the country’s major bank minutes illustrated rather a dismal picture for wage inflation.
The currency pair AUD/USD hit 0.7539, sliding 0.15%, USD/JPY reached 112.56, decreasing 0.05%. As for EUR/USD, this pair showed 1.1738, adding 0.04%.
RBA meeting minutes revealed that the key bank is nervously monitoring labor markets in other key economies. The bank pointed to scant wage pressures notwithstanding full employment.
As minutes of its November 7 policy gathering states, in most advanced economies, surge in wages as well as hourly earnings had been low enough notwithstanding everlasting reductions in spare capacity.
Overnight, the US currency rallied steeply versus a basket of crucial currencies, deriving benefits from a dip in the common currency amid soaring political uncertainty in Germany right after Chancellor Angela Merkel didn’t manage to form a three-way coalition.
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The Bank of England will publish its Monetary Policy Report and Summary, Official Bank Rate, and its votes on May 5 at 14:00 MT.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia will make the cash rate statement on May 3, at 07:30 MT.
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The UK Office for National Statistics will publish Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Wednesday, May 18, at 09:00 MT.
The US Retail Sales Update
The US Census Bureau will announce Core Retail Sales and Retail Sales on Tuesday, May 17 at 15:30 MT.
How Will USD React To The US PPI?
The US PPI will come out on Thursday, May 12, at 15:30 MT time.
