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U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls

Latest Release

Jul 06, 2018

Actual

213K

Forecast

200K

244K

Nonfarm Payrolls measures the change in the number of people employed during the previous month, excluding the farming industry. Job creation is the foremost indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of economic activity.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.

Importance:

Country:

Currency: USD

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Aug 03, 2018 (Jul)	14:30		195K	213K
Jul 06, 2018 (Jun)	14:30	213K	200K	244K
Jun 01, 2018 (May)	14:30	223K	189K	159K
May 04, 2018 (Apr)	14:30	164K	189K	135K
Apr 06, 2018 (Mar)	14:30	103K	193K	326K
Mar 09, 2018 (Feb)	15:30	313K	200K	239K

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Brent Oil	72.06	+0.22	+0.31%
Natural Gas	2.745	-0.014	-0.51%
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EUR/USD

1.1690

-0.0020 -0.17%

Summary

Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 4

Sell 8

Indicators:

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Sell 5

EUR/USD

1.1690

-0.0020 -0.17%

Summary

Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 4

Sell 8

Indicators:

Buy 1

Sell 5

GBP/USD

1.3178

-0.0057 -0.43%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 7

Sell 5

Indicators:

Buy 7

Sell 0

USD/JPY

112.78

+0.49 +0.44%

Summary

Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 6

Sell 6

Indicators:

Buy 2

Sell 6

AUD/USD

0.7395

-0.0024 -0.32%

Summary

Neutral

Moving Averages:

Buy 2

Sell 10

Indicators:

Buy 5

Sell 2

USD/CAD

1.3186

+0.0050 +0.38%

Summary

Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 10

Sell 2

Indicators:

Buy 4

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EUR/JPY

131.82

+0.32 +0.24%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 5

Sell 7

Indicators:

Buy 0

Sell 7

EUR/CHF

1.1663

-0.0011 -0.09%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

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Sell 2

Indicators:

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Summary

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Indicators:

Buy

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Silver

Summary

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Indicators:

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Copper

Summary

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Indicators:

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Crude Oil WTI

Summary

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Indicators:

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Brent Oil

Summary

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Indicators:

Buy

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Natural Gas

Summary

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Indicators:

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Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Dow 30

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Nasdaq 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

S&P 500

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

DAX

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

FTSE 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

CAC 40

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Nikkei 225

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

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Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

ETH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BCH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

XRP/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Indicators:

Buy

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LTC/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

DASH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

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IOTA/USD

Summary

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Indicators:

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BTG/USD

Summary

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Indicators:

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Apple

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Alphabet A

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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Bank of America

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

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JPMorgan

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Exxon Mobil

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Deutsche Bank AG

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 2Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 5Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 10Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 30Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

Euro Bund

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

US 10Y T-Note

Summary

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Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

Japan Govt. Bond

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

UK Gilt

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

SPDR DJIA

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

iShares Russell 1000 Growth

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

iShares Russell 2000

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

PowerShares QQQ

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

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Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

ProShares UltraShort S&P500

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

ProShares UltraShort QQQ

Summary

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Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

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GBP/USD	1.3178	Strong Buy
USD/JPY	112.78	Sell
AUD/USD	0.7395	Neutral
USD/CAD	1.3186	Buy
EUR/JPY	131.82	Strong Sell
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SARB	6.50%	Jul 19, 2018
FED	2.00%	Aug 01, 2018
BOE	0.50%	Aug 02, 2018
ECB	0.00%	Jul 26, 2018
SNB	-0.75%	Sep 20, 2018
RBA	1.50%	Aug 07, 2018
RBNZ	1.75%	Aug 09, 2018
BOJ	-0.10%	Jul 31, 2018
CBR	7.25%	Jul 27, 2018
RBI	6.25%	Aug 01, 2018
PBOC	4.35%
BCB	6.50%	Aug 01, 2018