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Total U.S. nonfarm payrolls (NFP) employment rose by 257,000 in January, beating expectations of a 228,000 rise. The focus for market participants was on the hourly wages component that decreased in December, and was expected to be higher in this report...

GBP/USD's rebound from 1.4950 extended higher last week and the development suggested near term bottoming. As long as 1.5161 minor support intact, further rise could be seen initially this week. But we'd expect upside to be limited by 1.5540, 38.2% retracement of 1.6523 to 1.4950 at 1...

EUR/USD's consolidation from 1.1096 extended last week. Initial focus is on 1.1302 minor support this week. Break of there will indicate that such recovery is finished and turn bias to the downside for 1.1096. Break there will extend recent down trend to next fibonacci level at 1.0283...

The US session was dominated by an outstanding performance of the Nonfarm Payrollsdata where 257k new jobs were created in January in a month that has historically disappointed the consensus...

Wall Street closed lower on Friday at the end of a volatile week that pushed major averages close to break-even in the year. Investors welcomed the strong employment report in January; however, fears of a earlier-than-expected Fed hike rate hit risk appetite...

EUR/USD is trading at 1.1318 with a high of 1.1486 and a low of 1.1312...

The sterling keeps giving away previous gains vs. the greenback, relegating GBP/USD to the 1.5215/10 area. GBP/USD coming down from 1.5350 The buoyant tone around the pound bolstered this week’s ascent to 3-week highs in the mid-1...

NZD/USD is currently trading at 0.7357 with a high of 0.7477 and a low of 0.7333. NZD/USD has been set back a step on the back of the Nonfarm Payrolls report from the US today, and has the greenback trading back on the front foot, reminding markets who is the boss...

A week ago, we closed the EURUSD at 1.1278. So if I were to put in words how the EURUSD did this week, it would be: “EURUSD ends higher on the week after strong employment report” In the process the price squeezed to 1.1533, It came down to 1.1302. It squeezed up to 1...

Analysts at Rabobank explained that over the past few weeks Greece has re-asserted itself both as a source of headlines and a potential negative factor for the EUR...

The selling mood is doing nothing but growing around the euro, now sending EUR/USD to session lows in the 1.1320/15 band. EUR/USD hurt by US data The upbeat results from the US Payrolls caught markets off guard today, as consensus amongst traders was expecting a lower reading...

The dollar is back. The greenback continues marching north at the end of the week, pushingUSD/CAD beyond the 1.2500 handle...

GBP/USD is currently trading at 1.5254 with a high of 1.5353 and low 1.5237. GBP/USD is consolidating the downside post the Nonfarm Payrolls event that took the dollar index through the 50% retracement of Feb's bear trend and has Sterling down to test the mid point of the 1.52 handle...

USD/JPY broke above the 119 mark and printed a 3-week high as the dollar strengthened on the back of remarkable strong US nonfarm payrolls figures. USD/JPY rose more than 150 pips over the last hours and reached a high of 119.13, last seen Jan 12, before losing momentum...

Analysts at BNP Paribas gave a snapshot of global macro economies. Key Quotes: EZ: The European Commission revises upwards its growth forecasts. The Spanish economy recovers. US: GDP growth slowed markedly in Q4 2014. Nonetheless the underlying trend remains robust...

Valeria Bednarik, chief analyst at FXStreet, noted the spike in USD/JPY following the spectacular Nonfarm Payrolls numbers. Key Quotes: "The USD/JPY had a strong comeback following US Non Farm Payrolls release, surging over 170 pips in a couple of hours, flirting now with the 119.00 level...

EUR/USD stretched lower and printed fresh lows for the day as investors continue to asses a stronger than expected nonfarm payrolls report...

Valeria Bednarik, Chief Analyst at FXStreet, notes that EUR/USD is gaining bearish strength post the release of a stronger than expected US NFP, further expecting that the pair may head lower towards 1.1100 levels on a weekly close below 1.1300...