Should We Pay Attention to Price Movements at the Start of the Week Leading Up to the U.S. Employment Report?
29.05.2023
- Markets in the UK, U.S., and Switzerland are closed for a holiday
- Turkey Economic Confidence Index
In the U.S. currency markets last weekend, the U.S. dollar rose against the euro after the U.S. April Core PCE Deflator, released on the 26th, rose from 4.6% to 4.7% year-over-year.The EUR/USD pair fell from 1.0757 to 1.0701, finding support near the 200-day EMA on the daily chart. Since the EUR/USD has been in a downtrend on the 4-hour chart—with the 20-day MA acting as resistance—since the 4th of this month, traders should remain cautious of continued declines during European trading hours.
Despite the fact that the UK’s April retail sales figures, released last weekend, showed a year-over-year decline of 3.0% (down from 3.1%), the pound traded in a tight range against the U.S. dollar.The GBP/USD pair fluctuated wildly between 1.2311 and 1.2392, with price action straddling the 20-period moving average (MA) on the hourly chart.From a technical perspective, a downtrend along the 20-period moving average on the 4-hour chart has been in place since May 10, so we will be watching closely to see if the pair extends its decline toward the next support level around 1.2279.
Today, Swedish household loans are scheduled for release at 15:00 Asia time; the Turkish Economic Confidence Index at 16:00 European time; Hong Kong’s trade balance at 17:30; Brazilian employment figures at 26:00 U.S. time; and New Zealand housing construction permits at 7:45 the following day.No economic indicators are scheduled for release during U.S. trading hours. With the U.S. jobs report coming up this weekend, we will be closely monitoring price movements at the start of the week to see if the U.S. dollar reacts ahead of the report.
