USD, ZAR, EUR, GBP To Fluctuate After US Non-Farm Payrolls

Published: 2 May at 1 PM Tags: Euro, Dollar, Pound Sterling, America, UK, Eurozone, Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, China, Japan, South Africa,

Pound Sterling
GBP/USD – Trading in the Region of 1.6858
Even though a gauge of UK construction declined by more than expected in April the Pound was still enjoying a bullish relationship with several of its most traded currency counterparts. With the Bank of England rate decision looming, Sterling volatility can be expected next week.

US Dollar
USD/GBP – Trading in the Region of 0.5927
Yesterday the US Dollar recovered losses as a measure of US manufacturing output exceeded estimates. The North American currency advanced on peers like the Yen for a second day before the publication of the highly influential US non-farm payrolls report.

Euro
EUR/USD – Trading in the Region of 1.3859
The Euro was a little softer against the US Dollar on Friday as investors debated the odds of the European Central Bank bringing in additional stimulus at next week’s policy meeting. Even the fact that the Eurozone’s manufacturing PMI and unemployment rate were positively revised did little to boost the common currency.

Australian Dollar
AUD/USD – Trading in the Region of 0.9259
This week’s disappointing manufacturing figures for Australia and China continue to take a toll on the Australian Dollar. The South Pacific asset closed the local session weaker against the Pound, US Dollar and Euro.

New Zealand Dollar
NZD/USD – Trading in the Region of 0.8646
A lack of influential economic news for New Zealand left the ‘Kiwi’ trading in a narrow range against several of its peers. Next week movement in the currency will most likely be triggered by New Zealand’s unemployment figures.

Canadian Dollar
CAD/USD – Trading in the Region of 0.9126
Yesterday’s lacklustre Canadian manufacturing report piled pressure on the commodity-driven ‘Loonie’. The Canadian Dollar edged lower against its US counterpart before US employment figures were released. A strong non-farm payrolls print may instigate further CAD/USD losses.

Japanese Yen
USD/JPY – Trading in the Region of 102.5000
The US Dollar strengthened against the Yen for a second day as investors bet that today’s US non-farm payrolls report will show a strong improvement in the employment sector of the world’s largest economy.

South African Rand
USD/ZAR – Trading in the Region of 10.4610
With South African markets closed for a national holiday, Rand movement was limited on Friday. Monday’s domestic manufacturing report could influence the direction taken by the emerging market asset, but today’s US non-farm payrolls report will also have an impact.
As of Friday, 2nd May 2014, the Pound Sterling currency rates mentioned within this news item were as follows:

GBP EUR exchange rate was 1.2167, GBP USD exchange rate was 1.6875, GBP AUD exchange rate was 1.819, GBP NZD exchange rate was 1.9478, GBP CAD exchange rate was 1.8515, GBP CNY exchange rate was 10.5624, GBP JPY exchange rate was 172.4539, and GBP ZAR exchange rate was 17.6862.

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