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Canadian Dollar: Labour resilience favours CAD against US Dollar – TD Securities
TD Securities strategists expect Canada’s July Jobs Report to confirm ongoing labour market strength, with employment rising another 20k, matching consensus and extending the recovery of 2026 job losses.
Polish Zloty: Near-term EUR/PLN forecast raised to 4.30 – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose raises the near-term EUR/PLN forecast from 4.20 to 4.30, citing recent global risk-off moves and uncertainty surrounding the oil price shock.
USD/CHF Price Forecast: Dollar eases towards 0.8100 ahead of the NFP release
The US Dollar (USD) pares gains against the Swiss Franc (CHF) on Friday, with the USD/CHF pair drifting towards the 0.8100 level, after rejection at 0.8136 highs on Thursday.
NFP or Iran: Which factor will break the US Dollar Index out of its consolidation?
The US Dollar Index (DXY) trades around 99.95 at the time of writing on Friday, virtually unchanged on the day, as investors refrain from placing aggressive bets ahead of the release of the July US employment report.
Silver price today: Silver rises, according to FXStreet data
Silver prices (XAG/USD) rose on Friday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $64.34 per troy ounce, up 4.58% from the $61.52 it cost on Thursday.
US Dollar: Labour market still solid – Danske Bank
Danske Research Team expects United States (US) Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) to rise by 70k in July, with the unemployment rate steady at 4.2% and average hourly earnings up 0.3% m/m.
Swiss Franc: Funding currency weakness extends – OCBC
OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note the Swiss Franc (CHF) remains under pressure as carry trade funding demand grows and recent Japanese Yen (JPY) intervention reinforces CHF’s role as a preferred funding currency.
Australian Dollar: Upside risk tied to 0.7075 break against US Dollar – UOB
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note AUD/USD has pulled back to 0.7032 after failing to clear 0.7075, with intraday price action expected to remain range-bound between 0.7015 and 0.7055.
Singapore Foreign Reserves (MoM) up to 427.9B in July from previous 426.2B
Singapore Foreign Reserves (MoM) up to 427.9B in July from previous 426.2B
Japanese Yen holds onto weekly losses amid absence of US-Japan intervention follow-up
The Japanese Yen (JPY) has underperformed its major currency peers this week due to a lack of follow-up joint intervention by the United States (US) and Japan.
Greece Consumer Price Index (YoY) down to 3.4% in July from previous 4.4%
Greece Consumer Price Index (YoY) down to 3.4% in July from previous 4.4%
Greece Consumer Price Index - Harmonized (YoY) declined to 2.7% in July from previous 3.9%
Greece Consumer Price Index - Harmonized (YoY) declined to 2.7% in July from previous 3.9%
NZD/USD Price Forecast: Consolidates above 0.5860/weekly low as bulls look to US NFP
The NZD/USD pair seesaws between tepid gains and minor losses through the first half of the European session on Friday as traders opt to move to the sidelines ahead of the release of the crucial US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report.