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Philadelphia Fed president Charles Plosser said today that a strong labor market and an improving US economy is making it more difficult for the US economy to justify not raising interest rates. Mr...

Rob Carnell, analyst at ING Bank noted the strong performances of the US jobs market. Key Quotes: "Bond markets for once have a reason to sell off, and this should provide further support for our strong dollar call. Equities may regard this result with mixed feelings...

NZD/USD fell more than 100 pips in a matter of minutes and printed a 2-day low in the lower 0.73’s after a strong US nonfarm payrolls report gave the greenback a boost. Nonfarm payrolls report showed the US economy created 257,000 jobs in January, beating expectations of 234,000...

The US dollar is trading higher after the good US employment report in January and against the Australian dollar, the pair is watching levels not seen in the day. The AUD/USD fell 95 pips from 0.7875 to trade at daily lows at 0.7780. Currently, AUD/USD is trading at 0.7800, down 0...

Shaun Osborne, Chief FX Strategist at TD Securities, notes that EUR/USD gains might extend for another week before the underlying bearish trend resumes, suggesting to use the current short-term gains as a selling opportunity...

Gold prices trade steady around USD 1265/Oz levels as the markets await the monthly Non-farm payrolls data in the US; a gauge of labor market strength which is actively tracked by the Fed officials...

The eFXnews Team shares Barclays’ view for the US NFP and wages data release today. Key Quotes “We expect another solid outcome with headline NFP of 250K and one-tenth decline in the unemployment rate to 5.5...

According to Strategist at Deutsche Bank George Saravelos, the Eurogroup could end up offering Greece a third programme. Key Quotes “We estimate that Greek bank funding at the ECB financing windows currently runs between 70-80bn EUR, of which approximately 30bn relies on AAA EFSF-based collateral...

The Danske Bank Research Team previews today’s US employment data release, and further predict a strong job growth and rebound in wages to lead Fed to begin its policy normalisation this year...

AUD/USD rose during the Asian session and peaked at 0.7858, reaching the highest price since January 29 and then pulled back modestly. During the last hours it has remained steady trading around 0.7830, on a quiet session as traders await the US employment report...

For today R4 - 1.1562 / R3 - 1.1540 / R2 - 1.1534 / R1 - 1.1499 SPOT 1.1469 S1 - 1.1418 / S2 - 1.1391 / S3 - 1.1332 / S4 - 1.1304 LOOK FOR POSS BUY AT 1.1391/95...

According to Valeria Bednarik, Chief Analyst at FXStreet, a strong US NFP print might trigger a decline in GBP/USD, but chances of a strong recovery are high if the pair sustains above 1.5250. Key Quotes “The GBP/USD pair holds to its latest gains, consolidating above the 1...

The ECB might roll back its government bond purchasing program sooner than was signaled should inflation reach the targeted levels, the bank's Governing Council member Bostjan Jazbec told the WSJ...

The GBP/USD fell below the 50-DMA located at 1.5325 after the data in the UK showed the total trade deficit in December rose more than expected, along with a sharp rise in the trade deficit with non-EU members. GBP/USD remains above 1.53 So far, the pair has managed to sustain gains above 1...

The shared currency is now trading in the lower bound of the intraday range vs. the US dollar, sending EUR/USD to the 1.1440/35 region. EUR/USD eyes on Payrolls The pair remain above the 1...

Will payrolls trigger a further USD correction? On Thursday, the ECB decision to stop accepting Greek bonds as collateral dominated market headlines. However, the impact on (currency) markets was moderate...

USD/CAD edged higher in the mid-European session, recovering losses from the previous session on strengthening US dollar across the board. Focus on US and Canada’s labour report Currently, the USD/CAD pair traded higher by 0.21% at fresh session highs of 1...

Crude prices in the US eased from the high of USD 52.00/barrel, as concerns of the supply glut, coupled with little prospects of easing from China caps gains witnessed due to violence in Libya...

The KBC Bank Research Teamviews that with consensus remaining optimistic for the NFP print, and the recent US data coming out mixed, a slight disappointment may be felt from today’s payrolls data. Key Quotes “The consensus expects employment growth at 230.000 (from 252.0000...

AUDUSD - With AUDUSD threatening further corrective recovery, bull pressure is envisaged. On the downside, support resides at the 0.7750 level where a breach will aim at the 0.7700 level. Below that level will set the stage for a run at the 0...