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June 10th, 2016

Slow week for the US dollar but positive job data provides a boost

By Ricky Bean

It has been a quiet week for US data, with most of the US dollar’s movements dictated by sterling once again. Following on from last Friday’s poor Non-Farm Employment... Read more

June 9th, 2016

A quiet week for the US economy and the US dollar

By Smart Currency

As expected, it was another quiet day for US data releases. The only major release was the Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) results, which came out better than... Read more

June 8th, 2016

US dollar affected by UK EU Referendum

By Ricky Bean

It was a quiet day for the US dollar, with only the revised non-farm productivity data due; the figures reported were as expected. The US dollar did see sharp movements... Read more

June 7th, 2016

US dollar vulnerable to events elsewhere

By Ricky Bean

It was a quiet day in terms of US data yesterday, with the majority of the early movement being dictated by last week’s poor Non-Farm Employment Change futures, as well... Read more

June 6th, 2016

Jobs data increases uncertainty about US rate rise

By Smart Currency

It was a poor day for the US dollar on Friday, with the all-important Non-Farm Employment Change coming out a lot less than expected. Because of this, talk returned to... Read more

June 3rd, 2016

US dollar to dictate market movements today?

By Smart Currency

It was a mixed week for the US dollar in terms of data releases and movements. The main driver for this week’s movements was seen from sterling, due to polls on the... Read more