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 tumbles vs euro and pound as BoE and ECB open door to hawks
On Thursday, the US dollar kept to one-year minimums versus the common currency and dipped versus the British pound in Asian trade because market participants priced in tighter monetary policy in the EU.
The US dollar index, usually tracking the strength of the American currency versus six main rivals, decreased 0.1%, being worth 95.843, demonstrating its lowest outcomes since October and quite below peaks above 97.0 reached earlier this week.
The British pound contributed to revenues made after BoE Governor Mark Carney told on Wednesday that Britain’s key financial institution probably require lifting interest rates as the UK economy gets closer to working at full capacity.
On Tuesday, ECB Governor Mario Draghi sparked the common currency’s leap, when he dropped a hint that the EU’s major bank could potentially trim its stimulus in 2017.
The euro gained 0.3%, trading at $1.1410. The British pound surged 0.2%, being worth $1.2955.
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The US Retail Sales Update
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