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US Dollar trims losses, near 96.30

FXStreet (Edinburgh) - The greenback, tracked by the US Dollar Index, is reclaiming part of the ground lost in early trade albeit it still remains in the red territory.

US Dollar weaker ahead of Non-farm Payrolls

The greenback is snapping two consecutive daily gains today, as markets are trading in a cautious tone in light of the upcoming Non-farm Payrolls due later. Prior surveys see the US economy adding 220K jobs during August, a solid print that could encourage investors to keep factoring in the likeliness of a Fed’s lift-off this month.

US Dollar levels to consider

At the moment the index is losing 0.13% at 96.27 with the next support at 95.19 (low Sep.1) ahead of 94.99 (low Aug.24) and finally 93.92 (low Aug.26). On the other hand, a surpass of 96.52 (high Sep.3) would pave the way to 96.57 (high Aug.20) and then 97.07 (high Aug.19).

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FXStreet (Delhi) – Jane Foley, Senior Currency Strategist at Rabobank expects that the first rise in BoE rates is likely to be May 2016. However, headwinds stemming from weaker growth in emerging markets suggest there is risk that the date for lift off could be pushed back.
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Germany: Factory orders slumped more than expected - TDS

FXStreet (Delhi) – Ned Rumpeltin, European Head of Currency Strategy at TDS notes that the German factory orders posted a weaker than expected numbers as they slumped by 1.4% in July compared to the 0.6% expected by the markets.
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