Before the day's releases hit, here is the state of play across the majors. Gold (XAU/USD) strengthened to 4,451 (+0.74%), while GBP/USD softened slightly at 1.3528 (-0.14%).
Market snapshot
- EUR/USD 1.1573 (-0.01%)
- GBP/USD 1.3528 (-0.14%)
- USD/JPY 159.75 (+0.33%)
- AUD/USD 0.7101 (+0.22%)
- USD/ZAR 16.27 (+0.47%)
- Gold (XAU/USD) 4,451 (+0.74%)
What's moving markets
- British Pound drops against Yen after UK employment data release *(FXStreet)*
- Euro: Upside bias needs confirmation above 1.1615 against US Dollar – UOB *(FXStreet)*
- United Kingdom Unemployment Rate stays at 4.9% in June vs. 4.8% expected *(FXStreet)*
- Indonesian Rupiah holds weak footing ahead of looming BI policy decision *(FXStreet)*
- Swiss Franc edges lower as US Dollar rebounds, FOMC minutes in focus *(FXStreet)*
On today's calendar
- Tue 06:00 UTC — GBP Claimant Count Change (high impact) — forecast 16.5K, previous 6.7K
- Tue 06:00 UTC — GBP Average Earnings Index 3m/y — forecast 4.0%, previous 4.3%
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