US Economy Awaits ADP Nonfarm Employment Figures

Source: www.forextvblog.com

The Dollar continued its freefall against all the major currencies despite positive housing data figures from yesterday. Today, at 12:15 GMT, Forex traders will have the ability to enjoy hefty volatility in the market as the ADP Non-Farm Employment Change will be released. ForexYard also advises its traders to follow the Crude Oil Inventories report, which is scheduled at 14:30 GMT. The rising prices of Crude Oil have become a top issue in financial sectors as of late, and the U.S inventories report should have a large effect on its pricing. The dollar dropped against most of its major currency rivals yesterday, as strong U.S. housing sales data reinforced optimism about the health of the global economy, sapping safe-haven demand for the greenback. All good news aside, by yesterday’s close, the USD fell sharply against the EUR, pushing the oft-traded currency pair to 1.4310. The dollar experienced similar behavior against the GBP and closed at 1.6588. The dollar had begun the day staging a modest recovery after Monday’s steep drop, but the trend changed quickly as U.S. stocks turned higher, helping to renew the recent rally in higher risk currencies. Analysts said the dollar’s failure to recover shows that investors are convinced the we have seen the worst of the global crisis, and only have room to improve, which is encouraging them to buy higher risk currencies and assets. A leading indicator released yesterday was the Pending Home Sales report. The figure saw its biggest monthly gain in 7.5 years which indicated that the U.S recession was easing. However, it failed to provide strength to the Dollar as investors may be waiting for key data due to be released today to implement their trading strategies. Looking ahead to today, the most important economic indicator scheduled to be released from the U.S. is the ADP None-Farm Employment Change at 12:15 GMT. Analysts are forecasting this figure to decrease from its previous reading. Traders will be paying close attention to today’s announcement as a stronger than expected result may boost the USD in the short-term. Traders are also advised to follow Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony at around 14:00 GMT. This testifies is very important as it is very likely to Impact the Dollar volatility. Traders are advised to watch closely, as this is likely to set the pace of the Dollar going into the rest of the week’s trading.


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