The morning forex technical report. The USD moves lower after the US jobs report

The USD moved higher in anticipation of the US jobs report. That report showed wages were less of a concern with an increase of 0.3% versus 0.4% MoM. Moreover the prior month was revised lower from 0.6% to 0.4%. Good news. The not so good news for a rate perspective is the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5% from 3.6% (revised from 3.7%). That puts the unemployment rate near full employment which has potential for what wage gains down the road. So the Fed is walking on the tight rope.

In Canada, their jobs report showed strong job gains of 104K versus 8.0 K. The unemployment rate dipped to 5.0% from 5.1%. That is also near their full employment level.

The market reaction has seen the US dollar US Dollar The US dollar, (symbol $, code USD) is the fiat currency of the United States of America (USD) and the most widely traded currency globally. It was introduced into the US in the late 18th Century, with paper notes not being distributed until the following century. The US dollar, also informally known as the greenback, is the world’s most foremost reserve currency, due in large part to the importance of the US economy on the world stage. Once backed by gold (in the 1900’s), the USD is now a purel The US dollar, (symbol $, code USD) is the fiat currency of the United States of America (USD) and the most widely traded currency globally. It was introduced into the US in the late 18th Century, with paper notes not being distributed until the following century. The US dollar, also informally known as the greenback, is the world’s most foremost reserve currency, due in large part to the importance of the US economy on the world stage. Once backed by gold (in the 1900’s), the USD is now a purel Read this Term move lower and stocks move higher.

In this report I take a look at the change in currency rates Currency Rates Currency rates (also known as the exchange rates) are the price at which one nation’s currency is valued against another nation’s currency. It consists of two parts. The base currency and the quote currency. The base is always valued at one, while the quote fluctuates. For example, when observing the currency rate of the euro versus the US dollar, this will be written as EUR/USD, with the euro (EUR) being the base and the US dollar (USD) being the quote. As mentioned, the base currency always ha Currency rates (also known as the exchange rates) are the price at which one nation’s currency is valued against another nation’s currency. It consists of two parts. The base currency and the quote currency. The base is always valued at one, while the quote fluctuates. For example, when observing the currency rate of the euro versus the US dollar, this will be written as EUR/USD, with the euro (EUR) being the base and the US dollar (USD) being the quote. As mentioned, the base currency always ha Read this Term for the EURUSD, USDJPY, GBPUSD and USDCAD and outline the bias shifts and levels in play for the day.

The EURUSD has moved back above the 50% of the 2022 trading range at 1.05155. Watch that level today as a barometer

For the USDJPY the price has moved below its 50% midpoint of the move down from the December 15 hi at 133.832. The broken 38.2% 132.81 is a target as are the 200 and 100 hour moving averages on the downside.

The GBPUSD has Topside resistance at 1.19346. Get above that level is needed to increase a bullish bias