EUR/USD trades marginally lower on the day at around 1.1650 on Thursday. The data from the US showed that private sector payrolls rose 54,000 in August, missing the market expectation of 65,000 and helping the pair hold its ground. US ISM Services PMI data is coming up next.
The EUR/USD spent the first half of the day confined to a tight intraday range, stuck around the 1.1650 area. The US Dollar (USD) pushed marginally higher against most major rivals amid continued caution among market participants ahead of United States (US) macro releases.
Meanwhile, the Euro (EU) had no reason to advance. Eurozone Retail Sales were down 0.5% in July, easing from the 0.6% gain posted in June and worse than the -0.2% anticipated by market participants. Retail Sales annual gain was 2.2%, below the 2.4% forecast and the previous 3.5%.
The first batch of US data was pretty discouraging. The country released August Challenger Job Cuts, which showed that US-based employers announced 85,979 job cuts in August, up 39% from the 62,075 figure announced in July, and the highest monthly reading since 2020. Also, the ADP Employment Change report showed that the private sector added a modest 54,000 new job positions in the same month, much worse than the revised 106,000 from July and worse than the 65,000 anticipated.
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended August 31 rose to 237,000 from the previous 229,000 and worse than the 230,000 expected, while the July Goods and Services Trade Balance posted a deficit of $ 78.3 billion, worsening from $60.2 billion in June. Finally, Nonfarm Productivity in Q2 rose by 3.3%, better than the 2.4% expected, while Unit Labor Cost in the same period was up 1%.
The USD found fresh bids with the news, pushing EUR/USD towards the fresh daily lows in the 1.1630 price zone. Coming up next is the ISM Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), foreseen at 51 in August, better than the 50.1 posted in July.
Source: Fxstreet
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