Euro zone suffers loss of economic activity
Economic activity in service sector in the Euro zone and the UK is on its lowest rates since 2009.
Traders await NFP
US Non-Farm Employment Change, also known as Nonfarm Payrolls or NFP, will be released on February 1 at 15:30 MT time.
The indicator shows how many jobs were created in the United States during the last month. It’s released together with the unemployment rate and the average hourly earnings indicators. All 3 of these indicators have a great impact on the USD.The last time, on January 4, NFP came out at 312K (higher, than the forecast of 179K), and wage growth accelerated to 0.4% (this is the change in average earnings index). Traders bought the US currency on the news, and the USD was supported.
• If the NFP is greater than expected, the USD will go up.
• If the NFP is weaker than expected, the USD will go down.
Similar
USD: easy there
Jerome Powell made a rare appearance in the public media this Thursday. What did he bring to the audience?
Asian recovery from coronavirus crisis
According to the International Monetary Fund, the global economy could suffer from the coronavirus pandemic even more than from the financial crisis a decade ago.
Latest news
Pound Sterling is recovering against Dollar
The British pound has increased in value over the course of the past week in line with an ongoing improvement in investor sentiment.
Euro zone suffers loss of economic activity
Economic activity in service sector in the Euro zone and the UK is on its lowest rates since 2009.
USD: easy there
Jerome Powell made a rare appearance in the public media this Thursday. What did he bring to the audience?
Deposit with your local payment systems
