
Happy Friday, traders! Are you ready to trade at the end of the week? Here’s what you need to know before you start:
On Thursday, the evergreen buck surged versus its outcomes because firmer-than-anticipated wholesale inflation as well as jobless claims data helped to soothe investor fears about a Fed interest rate cut.
Gauging the evergreen buck’s purchasing versus its major peers the USD index shot up by 0.27% trading at 96.82.
On Tuesday, the Labor Department told that its core producer price index for final demand went up by 0.3% in March, which is above experts’ estimates for a 0.2% rally. For the 12 months through March, the core PPI headed north by about 2.4%.
It also informed that initial jobless claims went down by 8,000 to a seasonally updated 196,000 by April 7, thus ruining hopes for a leap.
The jobless claims data actually backed the evidence that the trend in employment surge hasn’t speeded down considerably.
The pair of reports showed up a day after the Fed’s minutes from its March gathering showed that most Fed policymakers anticipated the US major financial institution to hold off on rate lifts for the remainder of 2019.
As for the rate-sensitive USD/JPY, this currency pair ascended by 0.53% to Y111.59 due to the fact that the stronger American economic data increased United States 10-Year, spurring the evergreen buck.
Additionally, the currency pair GBP/USD went down by 0.19% because the UK pound neglected the European Union’s decision to grant a delay to Brexit.
As for the Brexit deadline, it was extended from April 12 until October 31 to give British Prime Minister Theresa May more time to get her Brexit agreement through Britain’s legislative body.
The currency pair EUR/USD slumped by 0.15% hitting $1.1257 because the euro struggled to hold gains in the wake of the ECB’s dovish monetary policy update on Wednesday.
The currency pair USD/CAD jumped by 0.42% showing C$1.3374 as decreasing crude prices put pressure on the Canadian dollar.
Happy Friday, traders! Are you ready to trade at the end of the week? Here’s what you need to know before you start:
The first week of November promises to be eventful, as we have the Fed meeting, the BOE update, and the NFP release. Read more details here.
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.
This week may be the most important since the year started as the Fed assess the economic outlook and the US presents fresh NFP readings.
S&P Global, a private banking company, will release a monthly change in British Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) on January 24, 11:30 GMT+2. The index is a leading indicator of economic health as businesses react quickly to market conditions, and purchasing managers hold the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy.
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) m/m on January 12 at 15:30 GMT+2. The index measures a change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers.
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