Australia, Canada, and EU Attempt to Steal the Fed Monetary Policy
Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments on the Jackson Hole Symposium resulted in the worst weekly candle in US500 since June.
British pound ascends after UK jobs
On Wednesday, the British pound went up to the day’s maximums versus the greenback after the latest British jobs report demonstrated that the unemployment rate went down to its lowest value since 1975 while wage surge tacked on.
The currency pair GBP/USD hit a peak of 1.2904.
The unemployment rate for the three months to June went down to 4.4%, as the Office for National Statistics informed, versus forecasts for it to stay intact at 4.5%.
Average weekly earnings inched up by 2.1% year on year for the three months to June, which is better than economists forecast for a leap of 1.8% as well as a jump from 1.9% for the three months to May.
Additionally, excluding bonuses, earnings grew by 2.1%, moderately better than predictions of 2%.
The report arose just a day after figures demonstrating that the annual rate of inflation in Great Britain suddenly stood intact at 2.6% in July.
With inflation still outstripping wage ascend households are still experiencing a squeeze on living standards.
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Last week several important economic updates influenced the Forex market. US preliminary GDP fell less than expected (0.6% actual vs. 0.7% forecast). Below you will find the key events to trade on during the week from August 29 to September 2.
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Every week we expect many interesting events that can shake the market.
