With tomorrow's U.S. employment report on the horizon, all eyes are on the U.S. dollar
06.05.2021
- Remarks by Bank of England Governor Bailey
- Remarks by ECB President Lagarde
Yesterday, stock prices rose in the U.S. market, resulting in higher stock prices, a flat U.S. dollar, and lower interest rates.European markets also rose, with France’s CAC 40 reaching its highest level since 2000. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell slightly and is currently around 1.58%. Gold is trading in the $1,790 range, near the upper end of its trading range.
In the foreign exchange market, among the cross-yen pairs, USD/JPY and GBP/JPY are showing a gradual upward trend, with USD/JPY currently trading around 109.4 and GBP/JPY around 151.9. In contrast, EUR/JPY is trending downward and is trading around 131.2.EUR/USD is finding support at the 200 EMA on the 4-hour chart, and the market is now at a critical juncture to see if the decline will halt around 1.19.
Today, the ECB’s monthly report is scheduled for 5:00 p.m., the UK Services PMI (final reading) for 5:30 p.m.,at 6:00 p.m., the Eurozone Retail Sales report and remarks by RBA Governor Devel; at 8:00 p.m., the UK BOE policy rate announcement and the Turkish TCMB policy rate announcement; at 8:15 p.m., the EurozoneECB President Lagarde’s remarks, at 8:30 p.m. UK BOE Governor Bailey’s press conference, at 9:30 p.m. U.S. initial jobless claims and U.S. Q1 nonfarm labor productivity (flash estimate),22:00: Remarks by Williams, President of the New York Fed; 26:00: Remarks by Bostic, President of the Atlanta Fed. Ahead of tomorrow’s U.S. employment report, we’ll be watching to see if the strength of various currencies shifts.
