It is no shock to see the US greenback scorching at this time after non-farm payrolls rose by 353,000 jobs in comparison with 1800,000 anticipated. It is the strongest month of jobs features in a 12 months and raises huge doubts about whether or not the Federal Reserve will probably be slicing charges anytime quickly.
USD/JPY is a giant beneficiary, up 180 pips to 148.21 at this time. The pair had fallen day by day this week till at this time however with the massive acquire, it is now greater than it was at Monday’s open.
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It is a comparable story throughout the board with the greenback up 60-180 pips.
The Fed blackout ends at this time so the following factor the market will probably be in search of is commentary from Fed officers on what the robust jobs report means to them or in the event that they’re extra targeted on (probably?) falling inflation.
Certainly this report will give them some pause about slicing charges in March and the market now sees only a 20% likelihood of that, with a Might lower round 90%.
On Monday, we get the most recent ISM companies report. It was surprisingly robust in January however which will have been a seasonal quirk (just like in 2023) so my guess is that might shock to the upside as effectively, additional boosting USD/JPY and the greenback extra broadly.
