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EUR/USD Up, Up, Up It Goes… Warming Up for 1.13? EUR/USD has rapidly surpassed the 1.1200 handle following miserable print from May Non-farm Payrolls, coming in at 38K vs. 164K from prior surveys. EUR/USD closer to 1...
USD/CHF Slumps to 2-Week Lows After NFP USD/CHF lost more than a hundred pips in a matter of minutes as disappointing nonfarm payrolls numbers raised doubts over an imminent rate hike by the Fed this summer, hammering the US dollar. USD/CHF fell sharply from levels above 0...
Gold Surges to $1237 as Dollar Tumbles on Weak Jobs Report Gold prices rallied to a 9-day high level of $1237 after a sharp slide in the greenback post disappointing monthly jobs report from the US...
USD/CAD Breaks Below 1.30 on Payrolls The greenback slumped to levels below the 1.30 handle vs. its Canadian peer today, with USD/CAD visiting lows in the 1.2990 area. USD/CAD much weaker on NFP The pair has quickly breached the psychological support at 1...
GBP/USD Spikes Above 1.45 on Disappointing NFP GBP/USD jumped to fresh highs above 1.4500 as the greenback weakened broadly following weaker-than-expected US nonfarm payrolls, which raises doubts about the strength of US economy ahead of the Fed June meeting...
US Non-Farm Payrolls Barely Gain 38K in May, Weakest Since Sep 2010 US economy added only 38,000 new jobs in May, the weakest performance since September 2010, the Labor Department said Friday. This reading is well below expectations of a 164,000 gain...
USD/JPY Sinks Below 108.00 After Disappointing NFP Print The USD/JPY pair tumbled below 108.00 handle immediately after the release of disappointing headline NFP number...
EUR/USD in Fresh Tops Post-NFP The common currency has seen its upside accelerated today, lifting EUR/USD to print fresh daily peaks above 1.1200...
Oil Turns Flat at $49.00 ahead of Key Non-farm Payrolls WTI crude oil future turned absolutely flat, trading around $49.00 mark, as market participants remain in wait-and-watch mood ahead of the NFP release...