Dollar Weakens Ahead of Key Payrolls Data

Dollar Weakens Ahead of Key Payrolls Data
Dollar Weakens Ahead of Key Payrolls Data

By Peter Nurse

Investing.com – The dollar edged lower Monday, just above a one-month low, in tight trading ranges ahead of the release of key U.S. employment data later in the week which could influence Federal Reserve policy.

At 3:05 AM ET (0705 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.1% lower at 92.102, just above Friday’s low of 91.775, the weakest since June 28.

edged lower to 109.67, drifted higher to 1.3905, and traded largely flat at 1.1867, even with surprising to the upside, growing 4.2% in June. .

The dropped close to 1% last week after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell stated, following the central bank’s July meeting, that interest rate increases were still a long way away and more economic progress was needed, particularly in terms of jobs being created, before the central bank started tapering its huge bond-buying program.

Fed board member Lael Brainard restated the central bank’s focus on further labor market progress at the weekend, while Minnesota Fed President Neal Kashkari warned that the spread of the delta variant of Covid-19 could slow the economy in the second half.

This puts Friday’s July release firmly into focus, with economists looking for an increase of 900,000 jobs, which would be the biggest increase for 11 months, after a forecast-beating 850,000 in June.

“A strong US jobs report is anticipated, and it will support speculation that at the Jackson Hole conference at the end of August, Chair Powell will provide more guidance about the pace and composition of the Fed’s bond purchases,” said Marc Chandler, Chief Market Strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex.

Also of interest will be the meeting of the early Tuesday, with this central bank under pressure given the Covid-19 lockdowns currently affecting much of the country.

“The lockdown in Sydney has been extended until the end of August, and the Reserve Bank of Australia will likely abort plans to reduce its bond-buying. Instead, it will likely provide more support, probably via increased bond purchases,” Chandler added.

At 3 AM ET, traded marginally lower at 0.7342, with the Australian dollar having been the only major currency to fall against the U.S. dollar last week.

rose 0.1% to 6.4645 after China’s factory activity growth slowed sharply in July, with the falling to 50.3, its lowest level since April 2020.

 

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