Jobs Hangover Continues? Non-Farm Payrolls Preview
It’s the first week in the month, and Friday brings the king of forex – Non-Farm Payrolls. We’re expecting to see another significant drop in jobs – still the after-effect of the government census, but also a reflection of the slowdown. Here’s a preview for this major release, including things to watch out for, and [...]
Forex Weekly Outlook – June 28 – July 2
The beginning of the new month is busy as always, culminating with the Non-Farm Payrolls. There are lots of other major events as well. Here’s an outlook for the market-moving events that are awaiting us. The Chinese central bank lifted the peg on the yuan, in a move that was anticipated for a long time. [...]
EUR/USD Breaks Down on Contagion
Yesterday it was Spain and today its Portugal – EUR/USD broke below another important technical barrier and continues the free-fall. An update on European events and on technical levels for EUR/USD. Moody’s put Portugal on review for a credit downgrade. This took EUR/USD to the next level – the 1.2886 support line, which was the [...]
Forex Daily Outlook – March 3rd 2010
Today’s highlights are the Australian GDP and American ADP Non-Farm Payrolls, which will raise the tension towards Friday’s big event. Let’s see what’s up for today. The low expectations for Friday’s Non-Farm Payrolls are favorable for the dollar. Here’s my Non-Farm Payrolls preview. Let’s start today’s review:
Time for a Positive NFP
Non-Farm Payrolls must show gains in jobs this time – the high expectations became higher with the release of the ADP figure that was better than expected. Will there be dollar rally on Friday? Here’s a preview for the Non-Farm Payrolls for January. Last month’s Non-Farm Payrolls were disappointing and showed a loss of 85,000 [...]
Forex Weekly Outlook – November 30 – December 4 2009
The week of Thanksgiving, which was expected to be calm, was very volatile, with new lows in the dollar, that were proved temporary with the Dubai crisis. The upcoming week is already full of important indicators: rate decision in Europe and Australia, GDP from Europe, Switzerland and Canada, and the king of forex: American Non-Farm [...]

