Daily Update - 13th April 2017
Yesterday’s Market From Europe, The EUR/USD pair extended growth over, impressive German led data. German ZEW Economic Sentiment Index rose in April to its highest level since August 2015. Upbeat German data pointed to robust economic situation in the Euro-zone's largest economy and provided a much needed respite for the shared currency. From UK, UK jobs report revealed a strong earnings growth. According to the report, UK average weekly earnings recorded a stronger-than-expected growth of 2.3% for three-months to February, up from 2.2% reported previous and consensus estimates. Additional details showed the unemployment rate held steady at 4.7%. The US dollar witnessed aggressive selling versus its main competitors in the overnight trades, after the US President Trump resorted to jawboning the currency once again, citing that USD is too strong. His comments sent the treasury yields tumbling, with the benchmark 10s down to fresh five-month lows. Today’s Focus Early morning, Australia will release their Unemployment data and Their Employment Change data. The Unemployment Rate is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. From Germany consumer price index will be released which measures the average price change for all goods and services purchased by households for consumption purposes. CPI is the main indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. The day will end with US releasing their Initial Jobless Claims. The Initial Jobless Claims released by the US Department of Labor is a measure of the number of people filing first-time claims for state unemployment insurance. In other words, it provides a measure of strength in the labor market.
