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U.S. dollar price action was mixed all week on rising global risk sentiment and counter currency influences but finishes as a net winner thanks to last minute buying after the positive U.S. employment update.
United States Headlines and Economic data
Monday:
- HIA reports ‘subdued’ growth in new home sales
- Retail sales fell in February on lower spending on building materials, electronics, and groceries
- Manufacturing activity rebounds in March, construction spending hits 9-month high in February
Tuesday:
- US core capital goods, durable goods orders drop in February
- Fed’s Kashkari Says It Isn’t Time to Cut Rates
- US and China are reportedly drawing closer to a final trade agreement
Wednesday:
- Private sector hiring falls to 18-month low, and manufacturing sheds jobs, ADP says
- U.S. sets 2025 target for China to fulfill trade pledges: Bloomberg
Thursday:
- March 2019 Job Cuts Report: 60,587 Cuts Add To Highest Quarterly Total Since Q3 2015
- US weekly jobless claims drop to the lowest level since 1969
- New York Fed President Says Outlook for Economy Remains Strong
Friday:
- Job market bounces back in March with 196,000 gain in payrolls
- Trump Urges Fed to Open Up Monetary Floodgates to Juice Economy
- The New York Fed Staff Nowcast stands at 1.4% for 2019:Q1 and 1.9% for 2019:Q2