FOREX NEWS: NFP REPORT – FINISHING THE WEEK WITH A BANG
EUR/USD
Forex News: After reaching the support at 1.0525 the pair immediately jumped higher, boosted by a stronger Euro. The ECB decided to maintain the rate unchanged, as expected but Draghi’s press conference was the main catalyst for the move.
Technical Outlook
It looks like the pair is entering a ranging period, capped by 1.0525 as support and 1.0630 as resistance. Yesterday’s price action clearly showed that 1.0525 is still a strong support and that it may reject falling price in the future but for the time being the Euro is strengthening and the pair seems headed towards 1.0630. Today’s direction will be heavily affected by the U.S. jobs data and the technical aspect will be somewhat secondary.
Fundamental Outlook
The U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report is released today at 1:30 pm GMT, showing changes in the total number of employed people, excluding the farming sector. This is widely considered the most important jobs data in the U.S. and usually has a very strong impact on the US Dollar, with higher values than the forecast 185K, strengthening it.
GBP/USD
As it was expected, the pair retraced higher yesterday, following an oversold condition of the oscillators. However, movement was rather slow and without conviction from either side.
Technical Outlook
We will probably see an extended period when the pair will remain trapped between 1.2215 resistance and 1.2125 support, unless today’s NFP can trigger strong movement and a clear breakout. Both oscillators are moving upwards, from their respective oversold levels, thus increasing the chances of a move into resistance but the medium-term downtrend is down and this makes another drop probable. Our bias is slightly bearish, expecting the NFP release for further clues.
Fundamental Outlook
At 9:30 am GMT the Pound will be affected by the release of the Manufacturing Production, an indicator that tracks changes in the total value of goods produced by manufacturers. The expected change is -0.6% from the previous 2.1% and higher numbers are usually beneficial for the Pound but the pair will probably respond stronger to the NFP report later in the day.