The Bureau of Labor Statistics released Non-Farm Employment Change data lower-than-expected of 20K compared to forecast 180K. Note, that the Average Hourly Earnings and the Unemployment Rate were released at the same time with the Non-Farm Employment Change.
President Donald Trump retweeted: "This is as good a time as I can remember to be an American Worker. We have the strongest economy in the world." Stuart Varney, So true! ".
Historical Data Table: Non-Farm Employment Change | Economic Calendar for 11.03.2019 | ||||||||
Date | 05.10.2018 | 02.11.2018 | 07.12.2018 | 01.02.2019 | 08.03.2019 | 12:30 PM | US Core Retail Sales m/m | ||
Actual | 134K | 250K | 155K | 304K | 20K | 12:30 PM | US Retail Sales m/m | ||
Forecast | 185K | 194K | 198K | 165K | 180K | 13:00PM | UK MPC Member Haskel Speaks | ||
Initial Reaction on Main Pairs | Open Position Proportions on 11.03.2019 | ||||||||
Open Price | Close Price | % Change | Longs | Shorts | |||||
AUD/USD | 0.7034 | 0.70434 | 0.13% | AUD/USD | 69.54% | 30.46% | |||
EUR/USD | 1.12207 | 1.12402 | 0.17% | EUR/USD | 36.28% | 63.72% | |||
USD/JPY | 111.094 | 110.82 | -0.25% | USD/JPY | 36.34% | 63.66% | |||
NZD/USD | 0.67919 | 0.68053 | 0.20% | NZD/USD | 43.69% | 56.31% |