USD: Non-farm payrolls increase by 311,000

Non-farm payrolls measure the change of people employed in the month prior. On Friday, we heard it increased by 311,000 in February – considerably more than the expected 205,000. The most notable job gains came from the leisure and hospitality industry (105,000)....


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Volatile week ahead with Budget and ECB decision

The pound starts the week where it began last week against the euro but a little stronger against the US dollar. That hardly tells the whole story though, when GBP/USD slipped to four-month lows midweek and GBP/EUR wasn’t far behind, before recovering. The financial...


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EUR: Euro beats all-comers bar sterling

The single currency strengthened decisively against the US and Canadian dollars yesterday while losing roughly 0.35% against sterling. Those losses have been extended this morning. However, overall it has been a strong week for the euro, gaining over 1% against the...


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