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US April’s Payrolls Seen at 200K - Rabobank Piotr Matys, EM FX Strategist at Rabobank, suggests that today it is all about the US non-farm payrolls...

US NFP: Disappointment May Lead to Adverse Reaction in the USD - TDS Research Team at TDS, suggests that some of the price action in the USD this week partly reflects the optimism expected in headline payrolls and positive calendar effects associated with hourly wages...

Risk-off Sentiment Drags USD/JPY Back Below 107.00 Level The USD/JPY pair's early Asian session bump to 107.42 found fresh offers, dragging the pair back below 107.00 handle to currently trade near session low near 106.90. The pair got rejected from weekly high level of 107...

EUR/USD Upside Capped in the Medium-Term – Danske Bank Senior Analyst at Danske Bank Pernille Henneberg sees gains in the pair could be limited in the medium-term horizon. Key Quotes “EUR/USD continues slowly lower. EUR/USD is back around 1.14 after touching above 1.16 earlier this week...

Downside Risk for US Labour Market Report – Danske Bank Research Team at Danske Bank, suggests that today focus is on the US labour market report for April...

Moody’s: Brexit 'May Trigger the Collapse of Fragile EU' In a report published late-Thursday, credit ratings agency Moody’s warned that Brexit could lead to the collapse of the European Union (EU...

EUR/USD Clinches Highs Near 1.1420 The shared currency is seeing its buying interest accelerated early in Europe on Friday, pushing EUR/USD to daily highs near 1.1420...

FxWirePro Short Term Outlook: Break of 1.05 Likely to Lead Aussie to Parity Against Kiwi Reserve Bank of Australia, in its detailed monetary policy statement released today, has reduced its inflation forecast ahead and signaled more aggressive monetary stimulus...

FxWirePro: EUR/AUD Major Resistance 1.5440, Good to Buy Breakout Above Dovish RBA SoMP weighed on the Aussie, pushing EUR/AUD higher. The pair broke above daily cloud and is testing major resistance at 1.5440...

Japanese Bonds Rise Modestly in Thin Trade The Japanese government bonds were trading modestly firmer on Friday, succumbing to thin trading activity as Japanese markets opens for first time since Monday after long vacation...

EUR/GBP Rebound Gains Momentum, Eyeing 0.7900 Level The EUR/GBP pair bounced-off session low of 0.7865 and rose to a session high of 0.7890 as the shared currency finds some buying interest during early European trading, ahead of the keenly watched NFP data...

USD/CHF Defends Mild Gains Below 0.9700 The US dollar keeps the upper edge versus its Swiss counterpart in early Europe, with USD/CHF gradually reversing from near 0.97 handle amid negative Asian equities. USD/CHF rejected at 0.9695 Currently, the USD/CHF pair trades modestly flat at 0...

US April Nonfarm: Labor Market to Lose its Lustre - TDS Research Team at TDS, suggests that as domestic momentum continues to slow, the fallout is expected to begin showing up in the labor market, with the pace of employment growth slowing to 188K in April...

EUR/JPY Just Holding its Neck Above 122.00 Handle The EUR/JPY pair erased most of its recovery gains recorded during early half of the trading week and has now moved back to proximity of the very important 122.00 handle...

USD/CAD Firmer, 1.2900 Around the Corner The Canadian dollar is losing further ground vs. its American neighbor today, lifting USD/CAD to the vicinity of 1.2900 the figure, session tops...

USD/JPY Recovers Losses in Sync with Nikkei, Awaits NFP The bulls were rescued by easing risk-off conditions, allowing a tepid-bounce in the USD/JPY pair back towards daily highs. USD/JPY supported at 107...

AUD/USD Resumes its Weakening Trend, Falls Below 0.7400 Level After a brief recovery on Thursday, the AUD/USD pair on Friday fell sharply below 0.7400 handle ahead of the closely watch US monthly jobs report. The pair on Thursday attempted a minor recovery, holding its neck just above 38...

Oil drops in Asia as Supply Disruption Fears Fade Oil benchmarks on both sides of Atlantic failed to keep up the rebound and dipped in the Asian trades this Friday as stronger US dollar before US jobs data overshadowed supply concerns...

EUR/GBP Unmotivated Below 0.7900 EUR/GBP is looking to digest yesterday’s drop, currently navigating the 0.7890/80 band ahead of the opening bell in Euroland. EUR/GBP focus on NFP The cross continues to trade below the 0.7900 handle, trimming part of the weekly advance to tops near 0...

GBP/USD Rejected Near 1.4500, Recedes to 1.4475 Having bottomed near 1.4470 region in the last US session, the GBP/USD pair takes on the recovery towards 1.45 handle, only to face rejection just below the last and now trades back in the red zone. GBP/USD capped below 1...