Jul 30 2008
ADP Nonfarm Payrolls on Tap
Yesterday was an amazing trading day for the USD. The USD saw bullish trends against all its currency counterparts. The increase in the greenback’s value was most notable against the EUR as the cross feel from above 1.57 to under 1.56 and against the GBP as the cross fell from the midd 1.99’s to under 1.98. The Dollar’s rally was sparked by the better than expected S&P/CS HPI Composite-20 and Consumer Confidence Index. Simultaneously, the Crude Oil prices fell sharply, which also helped the USD gain strength.
The two economic releases that were announced yesterday both helped the bullish trends by the USD. The S&P/CS HPI Composite-20, which measures the change in the price of single-family homes in 20 metropolitan areas did drop but less than expected. More assurance was sparked by the Consumer Confidence Index which was forecasted to be lower than the previous reading, but was actually higher at 51.9.The greenback also took advantage of the drop in Crude Oil prices that occurred because of beliefs that record prices are eroding the world’s thirst for energy. The strength in the American economy was shown by the Dow Jones and S&P 500 gains of over 2% yesterday.
On tap from the US today, all eyes will be on the very important ADP Nonfarm Employment Change. This estimate by ADP, which measures the estimated change in the number of employed people during the previous month, excluding the farming industry and government, was off last month and was valued at a very low -79K. Today’s release is expected to be negative, but not as low as the previous reading and should help strengthen the USD. The other impactful release today will be the Crude Oil Inventories, which are expected to remain negative, but not as low as last week, which will be very interesting for the Crude Oil prices that are on a continuous bearish trend.
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