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A light one on the data docket in Europe today
A light one on the data docket in Europe today
A slow one before we get to the US non-farm payrolls later in the day
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The focus turns towards the US jobs report to wrap up the week
The focus turns towards the US jobs report to wrap up the week
The market hangs in the balance after the heavy selling in Wall Street yesterday
market overview
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD holds steady above mid-$32.00s, over one-week top
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD holds steady above mid-$32.00s, over one-week top
Silver (XAG/USD) oscillates in a narrow band during the Asian session on Friday and currently trades above mid-$32.00s, near its highest level in over a week touched the previous day.
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NFP
USD/CHF weakens below 0.8850 as investors await US NFP data
USD/CHF weakens below 0.8850 as investors await US NFP data
The USD/CHF pair extends the decline to around 0.8820 during the early European session on Friday, pressured by the weaker US Dollar (USD).
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Majors
Macroeconomics
Breaking: US Nonfarm Payrolls rise by 151,000 in February vs. 160,000 forecast
Breaking: US Nonfarm Payrolls rise by 151,000 in February vs. 160,000 forecast
The United States (US) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish the highly-anticipated Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data for February on Friday at 13:30 GMT.
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UnitedStates
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EUR/USD maintains position above 1.0800 near four-month highs
EUR/USD maintains position above 1.0800 near four-month highs
EUR/USD edges higher after registering losses in the previous session, trading around 1.0810 during the Asian hours on Friday.
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Macroeconomics
Eurozone
ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Yen firmed a little
ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Yen firmed a little
Forex news for Asian trading on Friday, March 7, 2025
Session wrap
Wrap Asia
USD/CAD moves away from one-week low, retakes 1.4300 ahead of US/Canadian jobs reports
USD/CAD moves away from one-week low, retakes 1.4300 ahead of US/Canadian jobs reports
USD/CAD attracts some buyers and snaps a three-day losing streak to over a one-week trough.
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Fed
TradeWar
NFP
Currencies
India Gold price today: Gold falls, according to FXStreet data
India Gold price today: Gold falls, according to FXStreet data
Gold prices fell in India on Friday, according to data compiled by FXStreet.
Gold
Commodities
Metals
India
China’s Foreign Minister says abuse of fentanyl is an issue that the US has to solve
China’s Foreign Minister says abuse of fentanyl is an issue that the US has to solve
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on Friday.
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TradeWar
UnitedStates
Macroeconomics
Gold price moves back closer to weekly top; looks to US NFP for fresh impetus
Gold price moves back closer to weekly top; looks to US NFP for fresh impetus
Gold price trades with a mild negative bias for the second successive day on Friday, though it lacks follow-through selling and remains confined in a multi-day-old trading range.
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Commodities
EconomicIndicator
NFP
SEO
China’s Trade Balance: Surplus widens in February
China’s Trade Balance: Surplus widens in February
China's Trade Balance for February, in Chinese Yuan (CNY) terms, came in at CNY122 billion, compared to the previous figure of CNY752.19 billion.
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TradeBalance
Macroeconomics
China inflation data is due this weekend. February data expected to show CPI deflation.
China inflation data is due this weekend. February data expected to show CPI deflation.
China will publish February consumer price and producer price inflation data on Sunday, local time.
CNY
China Stock Market
China
CNH
GBP/USD steadies around 1.2900 as traders adopt caution ahead of US Nonfarm Payrolls
GBP/USD steadies around 1.2900 as traders adopt caution ahead of US Nonfarm Payrolls
GBP/USD holds little gains after registering losses in the previous session, trading around 1.2880 during the Asian hours on Friday.
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UnitedKingdom
BOE
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NZD/USD remains below 0.5750 ahead of China’s trade balance
NZD/USD remains below 0.5750 ahead of China’s trade balance
NZD/USD halts its four-day losing streak, trading around 0.5730 during the Asian hours on Friday.
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Majors
NewZealand
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang says abuse of fentanyl is an issue that the US has to solve
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang says abuse of fentanyl is an issue that the US has to solve
Speaking on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing
Japanese Yen retains its positive bias: USD/JPY hangs near multi-month low amid weaker USD
Japanese Yen retains its positive bias: USD/JPY hangs near multi-month low amid weaker USD
The Japanese Yen (JPY) remains on the front foot against a broadly weaker US Dollar (USD) and keeps the USD/JPY pair close to its lowest level since early October touched on Thursday.
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BOJ
Fed
NFP
SEO
USD/INR gathers strength ahead of US NFP release
USD/INR gathers strength ahead of US NFP release
The Indian Rupee (INR) trades on a flat note on Friday. Persistent outflows by Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) could exert some selling pressure on the local currency.
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SEO
India
Macroeconomics
EmergingMarkets
US non-farm payrolls data due today - the critical key ranges for estimates to watch
US non-farm payrolls data due today - the critical key ranges for estimates to watch
Unexpected US data results can significantly impact markets
Bonds
SPX
USD
Trade data due - China's export growth likely slowed in the first two months of the year
Trade data due - China's export growth likely slowed in the first two months of the year
The release time can be variable, sometime after 0200 GMT / 2100 US Eastern time is a good bet
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China Stock Market
China
CNH
Australian Dollar falls due to market caution ahead of US NFP
Australian Dollar falls due to market caution ahead of US NFP
The Australian Dollar (AUD) remains subdued against the US Dollar (USD) for the second consecutive day on Friday.
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SEO
Macroeconomics
Majors
Australia
PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 7.1705 vs. 7.1692 previous
PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 7.1705 vs. 7.1692 previous
On Friday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead at 7.1705 as compared to the previous day's fix of 7.1692 and 7.2406 Reuters estimates.
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Currencies
WTI remains on the defensive near $66.00 amid tariff uncertainty
WTI remains on the defensive near $66.00 amid tariff uncertainty
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $66.00 during the early Asian session on Friday.
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WTI
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Macroeconomics
Japan's Kato: There have been one-sided forex moves since December
Japan's Kato: There have been one-sided forex moves since December
Japan's Finance Minister, Katsunobu Kato, said early Friday that there have been one-sided and rapid market moves, adding that he will take appropriate action against excessive foreign exchange moves.
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Exchanges
Macroeconomics
Fed's Bostic: Economy in remarkable flux, difficult to know where things will land
Fed's Bostic: Economy in remarkable flux, difficult to know where things will land
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said late Thursday that the US economy is in incredible flux and it’s hard to know where things will land.
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CentralBanks
UnitedStates
Macroeconomics
Trump signed order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Trump signed order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
The US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is now officially in place
EUR/USD churns as markets hunker down ahead of Friday NFP print
EUR/USD churns as markets hunker down ahead of Friday NFP print
EUR/USD tried to stretch for a fourth straight day of gains, but markets are drawing into the middle ahead of Friday’s key US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) print.
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TradeWar
Currencies
NFP
Plans for the US to impose fees on vessels built or flagged in China are firming up
Plans for the US to impose fees on vessels built or flagged in China are firming up
Executive Order said to be in the works confirming the heads up on this earlier this week
Politics
China
Canada will delay its second wave of retaliatory tariffs
Canada will delay its second wave of retaliatory tariffs
Canada's Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc stated late Thursday that the country will delay its second wave of retaliatory tariffs on $125 billion in US products until April 2.
Canada
UnitedStates
TradeWar
Macroeconomics
BoE’s Mann: Interest-rate gradualism ‘no longer valid’
BoE’s Mann: Interest-rate gradualism ‘no longer valid’
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Catherine Mann said late Thursday that gradual interest-rate moves no longer send clear signals to volatile financial markets and larger shifts are now needed to “cut through” the noise for the good of the economy, per Bloomberg.
BOE
CentralBanks
UnitedKingdom
Macroeconomics
GBP/USD snaps winning streak as Cable markets take a breather
GBP/USD snaps winning streak as Cable markets take a breather
GBP/USD faltered on Thursday, ending a stellar three-day run that saw the Pound Sterling gain 2.57% bottom-to-top against the Greenback from the start of the week.
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TradeWar
Currencies
NFP
Trump backs down on ending daylight saving
Trump backs down on ending daylight saving
The US switches to daylight saving on March 9
Bonds
SPX
General
Nasdaq
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD consolidates near $32.50 as doji emerges
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD consolidates near $32.50 as doji emerges
Silver price consolidates, snapping three days of gains, trading near the $32.50 area, with buyers failing to prolong their advance to challenge the last cycle high of $33.39.
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Metals
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