The European Common Currency depreciated against the US Dollar, following the US Employment data set release on Friday at 13:30 GMT. The EUR/USD exchange currency rate lost 30 pips or 0.27% right after the release. The Euro continued trading at the 1.1075 level against the Greenback.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the US Non-Farm Employment Change data, which came out better-than-expected of 266K compared with the forecast of 181K.
According to the official release: "Notable job gains occurred in health care and in professional and technical services. Employment rose in manufacturing, reflecting the return of workers from a strike."
| Date | 02.08.19 | 06.09.19 | 04.10.19 | 01.11.19 | 06.12.19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | 164K | 130K | 136K | 128K | 266K |
| Forecast | 164K | 163K | 145K | 90K | 181K |
| Pair | Open | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUD/USD | 0.68524 | 0.68408 | -0.17% |
| EUR/USD | 1.10977 | 1.10804 | -0.16% |
| NZD/USD | 0.65726 | 0.6557 | -0.24% |
| USD/JPY | 108.548 | 108.773 | 0.21% |
| Pair | Longs | Shorts |
|---|---|---|
| AUD/USD | 72.0% | 28.0% |
| EUR/USD | 30.2% | 69.8% |
| NZD/USD | 49.0% | 51.0% |
| USD/JPY | 30.1% | 69.9% |
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