The USD/JPY closed the week at 107.12 with a gain of 0.71% this week as the US dollar ended recovering at the end of the week. Last weeks U.S. jobs report
The USD/JPY closed the week at 107.12 with a gain of 0.71% this week as the US dollar ended recovering at the end of the week. Last weeks U.S. jobs report was a bit of a mixed bag which will enable people to take away from it whatever suits their agenda. The headline Non-Farm Payrolls number will always hog the spotlight immediately following the release and the disappointment here, combined with slight downward revisions for February and March, sent the U.S. dollar lower initially. The dollar has since recovered to trade back at pre-release levels which suggests markets aren’t as disappointed as the initial move would indicate. Of course we can often see a lot of volatility in the immediate aftermath of the data and only once the dust has settled do we see what investors really think of the numbers.
The dollar lost upward momentum after the U.S. nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report showed a gain 160,000 jobs after a forecast of 205,000 jobs. The U.S. unemployment rate remained at 5 percent and in a positive note the hourly wages were in line with expectations at 0.3 percent on a monthly basis and a 2.5 percent gain since last year.
The Japanese Yen gave back some of its recent gains versus the US Dollar in a choppy week for financial markets. Yet momentum remains in the Yen’s favor—particularly given key US economic data disappointments. Japanese markets will be closed for most of the “Golden Week” holiday ahead, and this in itself suggests volatility may slow. Recent volatility in the US Dollar and broader FX markets suggest we may see notable JPY swings all the same.
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Major Economic Events for the week:
Cur. | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous | ||||
Sunday, May 8, 2016 | ||||||||
CNY | Trade Balance (USD) (Apr) | 40.00B | 29.86B | |||||
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | ||||||||
CNY | CPI (YoY) (Apr) | 2.4% | 2.3% | |||||
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 | ||||||||
GBP | Manufacturing Production (MoM) (Mar) | 0.3% | -1.1% | |||||
USD | Crude Oil Inventories | 2.784M | ||||||
Thursday, May 12, 2016 | ||||||||
GBP | Interest Rate Decision (May) | 0.50% | 0.50% | |||||
Friday, May 13, 2016 | ||||||||
USD | Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Apr) | 0.5% | 0.1% | |||||
USD | PPI (MoM) (Apr) | 0.3% | -0.1% | |||||
USD | Retail Sales (MoM) (Apr) | 0.7% | -0.4% | |||||
Saturday, May 14, 2016 | ||||||||
CNY | Industrial Production (YoY) (Apr) | 6.5% | 6.8% |
Upcoming Government Bond Auctions
Date Time Country
May 09 17:20 Italy Announces details of bond auction
May 09 N/A Ireland Details of bond auction on May 12
May 10 11:30 Germany Holds I/L bond auction
May 11 11:03 Sweden Holds bond auction
May 11 11:30 Germany Eur 5bn Jun 2018 Schatz
May 12 11:10 Italy Holds bond auction
May 12 17:20 Sweden Details of I/L auction on May 19
May 12 N/A Ireland Holds bond auction