Wednesday, 5 August 2026·Số #248·4- phút đọc·Đã lưu 06:15 GMT

Dollar softens as jobless claims cool the rate-cut debate

EUR/USD reclaims 1.0840; gold presses fresh three-week high before US data deluge.

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09:42
EUREurope
EUR/USD tags 1.0848, best level since 17 July
Buying picked up on the London open with 1.0855 the shelf immediately above.
09:15
GBPEurope
UK services PMI revised down a tenth to 52.1
Gilts outperform; cable slips four pips on the release and stabilises at 1.2731.
08:30
XAUEurope
Gold prints 2,412.60, a three-week high
Real yields easing for a third session; 2,400 now acting as pivot support.
07:55
EUREurope
German factory orders beat at +1.4% m/m
Little FX reaction — the euro is trading the ECB repricing, not the hard data.
06:40
JPYAsia
USD/JPY pinned at 152.36 through the Tokyo fix
Desks reporting thinner books above 152.50 on intervention caution.
05:20
AUDAsia
Iron ore firms 1.8%; AUD/USD catches a modest bid
The Aussie recovers to 0.6612 but remains capped by China growth concerns.
03:10
US10YAsia
US 10-year holds 4.31% in Asian hours
Front end still biased lower after Wednesday's soft ADP print.
01:45
DXYAsia
Dollar index slips to 104.28, weakest since mid-July
A break of 104.00 would flip the near-term bias outright bearish for the greenback.
00:30
CNYAsia
PBoC fixes the yuan firmer than model estimates
A quiet signal that Beijing is leaning against further depreciation.
23:10
WTIUS
Crude settles down 0.5% at 78.42
Demand jitters offset a modest inventory draw; CAD unaffected overnight.

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01Dollar

The greenback is losing the argument one data point at a time

The dollar has now given back every cent of its month-end bounce. DXY printed 104.28 overnight, the weakest level since 16 July, after Wednesday's soft ADP number pulled the front end of the curve lower for a third straight session. There was no single dramatic release behind the move — it is the accumulation of second-tier labour data landing on the cool side of consensus that has done the damage. Rates desks now put roughly three-in-four odds on a September cut, up from just over half a fortnight ago.

Tầm quan trọng

A dollar index below 104.00 removes the last technical prop under EUR/USD and gold at the same time. Two of the three charts most retail traders watch are keyed off the same line.

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02EUR/USD

1.0855 is the only number that matters today

Euro-dollar has reclaimed the pivot but not the ceiling. Price ground back above 1.0840 in the European morning, undoing Monday's slide and clearing the descending trendline drawn off the mid-July high. The 4-hour RSI sits in the mid-60s with room left, and the MACD histogram flipped positive on Tuesday. What the pair has not done is take out 1.0855, the shelf that has capped every rally since June. Bulls need a close through it; bears need 1.0810 back.

Tầm quan trọng

Between 1.0810 and 1.0855 there is no edge, only noise. The break decides whether the July range resolves into a 1.0880 measured move or another two weeks of chop.

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03Gold

Gold is the cleanest expression of the rate-cut trade

XAU/USD at 2,412 is a three-week high, and it got there without drama. The metal broke the 2,410 flag ceiling on Tuesday and has held above it since, with 2,400 flipping from resistance to pivot support in the textbook role reversal. Easing US real yields have done most of the lifting; a steady drip of Middle East headlines has supplied the rest. The measured move off the flag projects 2,435, with 2,450 the next psychological magnet.

Tầm quan trọng

Gold usually leads the FX complex when the driver is real yields rather than growth. If the metal holds 2,400 through payrolls, the dollar-bear thesis survives a hot print.

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04Yen

The intervention band is doing the Bank of Japan's work for it

USD/JPY sat at 152.36 all session and nobody wanted to find out what is above 152.50. The rate differential still argues for a higher pair, and carry flows have not gone away. But desks have quietly cut position sizes in the last fortnight, and the order book above 152.50 is thin because nobody wants to be the leveraged long that gets run over by the Ministry of Finance. That self-policing is why the pair has traded a 60-pip range for four sessions.

Tầm quan trọng

A yen intervention does not stay in the yen. The last two episodes dragged every dollar cross with them for 48 hours, which is a risk to your EUR/USD position even if you never trade JPY.

05The day

ISM services at 14:00 GMT is the last read before payrolls

Two US releases stand between the market and Friday's jobs report. Initial jobless claims land at 12:30 GMT with consensus at 232K, and ISM services follows at 14:00 with 51.4 expected against 50.8 prior. Services is the one that carries: it is the dominant sector of the US economy and the survey's employment sub-index has become a de facto payrolls preview. Expect position-squaring into the London fix regardless of the numbers.

Tầm quan trọng

A soft services print cements the dovish lean and hands EUR/USD the 1.0880 objective before the weekend. A hot one resets the whole week's repricing in an afternoon.

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The dollar drifted lower through the Asian and early European sessions as Wednesday's soft ADP print continued to weigh on front-end yields. EUR/USD ground back above 1.0840, clawing back Monday's losses, while the DXY slipped to 104.28 — its weakest since mid-July. Gold was the standout, extending its run to 2,412 as real yields eased and haven demand ticked up on renewed Middle East headlines. The US 10-year hovered near 4.31%, little changed but biased lower after Tuesday's dovish repricing of the September meeting. USD/JPY held firm at 152.36, with traders wary of intervention risk above 152.50 even as the rate differential kept the pair bid. Sterling underperformed, slipping to 1.2731 as UK services PMI missed and gilts outperformed. Antipodean currencies caught a modest bid on firmer iron ore. Volumes were thin ahead of the payrolls-heavy calendar, and the risk tone stayed constructive with US equity futures a touch higher and volatility gauges pinned near cycle lows.

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All eyes on the 12:30 GMT US initial jobless claims and the 14:00 ISM services print — a soft services number would cement the market's dovish lean and could push EUR/USD toward 1.0880. The bigger event sits 24 hours out with Friday's nonfarm payrolls, so expect position-squaring into the London fix. Gold bulls will defend 2,400 as pivot support; a close above 2,420 opens 2,435. For EUR/USD, 1.0855 is the immediate resistance shelf, with 1.0810 the line bears must break to regain control. Watch DXY 104.00 — a decisive break flips the near-term bias outright bearish for the greenback. JPY crosses remain the intervention wildcard; stay nimble above 152.50.

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