Where are these jobs numbers coming from? On 5/4, the latest U.S. jobs report came out showing unemployment at 3.9%(?!?) with 164,000 jobs added and wage growth virtually nonexistent. The market (DIA) couldn't decide what to do with that news early on, but Apple (plus tech overall) and energy (stocks like RIG ) were credited with lifting the indices higher,...
"S&P 500 breaks record run on jobs data" www.reuters.com
A better-than-expected private sector hiring showed that the labor market continues to strengthen. www.reuters.com
The Dollar is extremely well bid against the Yen as we head into Non-Farm Pay Rolls and may even break higher before the number. We are anticipating an eventual move to 117 - 117.50 over the coming weeks, however, the path higher is far from clear. Initial resistance is 114.95/115, already tested earlier the session. The figure could well go today, but further...
Looking at the EUR/USD daily graph ForexSQ exprets see that the uptrend that started on 25th of July ended on August 18th. 50% Fibo retracement of that move is around 1.1155/60 and as the pair continues to stay below that level 1.11 area (Fibo 61.8% retracement) and 1.1040 (Fibo %78.6 retracement) can be targeted with the help of positive NFP numbers. It is also...