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.
Greenback eases as traders wait for Fed policy clues
On Wednesday, the evergreen buck eased, with market participants looking past an expected American rate lift later in the day for fresh clues on Fed policy for the rest of 2017.
Against the Japanese yen, the greenback lost 0.1%, hitting 109.98, while the common currency added 0.1%, trading at $1.1217.
The Fed’s expected to announce its monetary policy verdict on Wednesday, at the end of a two-day policy gathering.
The Fed might also provide more clues on how it actually intends to cut its holdings of more than $4 trillion in Treasuries as well as mortgage-backed securities.
Financial experts surveyed by Reuters are assured that the American major bank will raise its benchmark rate to a target range of 1.00-1.25% already this week, although expectations for further rate hikes are fading.
Meanwhile, investors and experts turn to be divided over whether China's major financial institution will follow the Fed and lift its short-term rates or not.
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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 Australian Bureau of Statistics will announce the updated Unemployment Rate and Employment Change data on Thursday, May 19, at 04:30 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.
