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A varied day for the US dollar

By Ricky Bean August 3rd, 2016

It was a mixed day for the US dollar on Tuesday thank to the release of significant data. We saw Personal Spending increase slightly more than expected, but this gain was short-lived, as Personal Income dropped on the forecast figure. With this mixed data, investors are finding it difficult to see any positive signs for the rest of the week, with a lowly expectation for the Non-Farm Employment Change this Friday.

Today, we can look forward to ADP Non-Farm Employment Change figures, which are widely used as an indicator to the main release on Friday; this is expected to show a similar figure to the previous month. ISM Non-Manufacturing Purchase Managers Indices (PMIs) figures are also due, and expected to show a slight drop on the previous month, but nonetheless comfortably showing signs of growth in the sector.

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