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The Pound Sterling (GBP) advances above the round-level resistance of\u00a01.2600 against the US Dollar<\/a> (USD) in Friday\u2019s early New York\u00a0session. The GBP\/USD pair strengthens as the US Dollar tumbles after the United States Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report for April shows that labor demand was weak and wage growth slowed more than expected.<\/p>\n The US NFP<\/a> report showed that\u00a0nonfarm employers\u00a0recruited 175K workers in April, lower than the consensus of 243K and the former reading of 315K, upwardly revised from 303K. The Unemployment Rate rises to 3.9% from\u00a03.8% in\u00a0 March. The Average Hourly Earnings data, which\u00a0provides\u00a0a fresh inflation outlook\u00a0softened to 3.9% from the estimates of\u00a04.0% and the prior reading of\u00a04.1% on a year-on-year basis.\u00a0Monthly figures grew at a slower pace of 0.2%, which were expected to rise steadily by 0.3%.<\/p>\n Signs of\u00a0labor market conditions easing will boost Federal Reserve (Fed) rate-cut bets, which are currently anticipated in the September meeting. Meanwhile, investors await the US ISM Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) reports for April, which will be published at 14:00 GMT.\u00a0The\u00a0Services PMI, which represents the service sector that accounts for two-thirds of the economy, is expected to rise to 52.0 from 51.4 in March.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The Pound Sterling<\/a> extends its winning spell for the third trading day on Friday. The GBP\/USD pair holds gains above the psychological support of 1.2500. The near-term outlook<\/a> of the Cable is upbeat as it holds above the 20-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA), which trades around 1.2520.\u00a0<\/p>\n The pair rises above\u00a0the neckline of the Head and Shoulder pattern. On April 12, Cable witnessed an intense sell-off after breaking below the neckline of the H&S pattern plotted from December 8 low around 1.2500.<\/p>\n The 14-period Relative Strength Index (RSI) oscillates in the 40.00-60.00 range, suggesting indecisiveness among market participants.<\/p>\n Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) are part of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly jobs report. The Nonfarm Payrolls component specifically measures the change in the number of people employed in the US during the previous month, excluding the farming industry.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Nonfarm Payrolls figure can influence the decisions of the Federal Reserve by providing a measure of how successfully the Fed is meeting its mandate of fostering full employment and 2% inflation. A relatively high NFP figure means more people are in employment, earning more money and therefore probably spending more. A relatively low Nonfarm Payrolls\u2019 result, on the either hand, could mean people are struggling to find work. The Fed will typically raise interest rates to combat high inflation triggered by low unemployment, and lower them to stimulate a stagnant labor market.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nonfarm Payrolls generally have a positive correlation with the US Dollar. This means when payrolls\u2019 figures come out higher-than-expected the USD tends to rally and vice versa when they are lower. NFPs influence the US Dollar by virtue of their impact on inflation, monetary policy expectations and interest rates. A higher NFP usually means the Federal Reserve will be more tight in its monetary policy, supporting the USD.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nonfarm Payrolls are generally negatively-correlated with the price of Gold. This means a higher-than-expected payrolls\u2019 figure will have a depressing effect on the Gold price and vice versa. Higher NFP generally has a positive effect on the value of the USD, and like most major commodities Gold is priced in US Dollars. If the USD gains in value, therefore, it requires less Dollars to buy an ounce of Gold. Also, higher interest rates (typically helped higher NFPs) also lessen the attractiveness of Gold as an investment compared to staying in cash, where the money will at least earn interest.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nonfarm Payrolls is only one component within a bigger jobs report and it can be overshadowed by the other components. At times, when NFP come out higher-than-forecast, but the Average Weekly Earnings is lower than expected, the market has ignored the potentially inflationary effect of the headline result and interpreted the fall in earnings as deflationary. The Participation Rate and the Average Weekly Hours components can also influence the market reaction, but only in seldom events like the \u201cGreat Resignation\u201d or the Global Financial Crisis.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Pound Sterling recovers further above 1.2600 amid an improved market mood and a decline in the US Dollar. Labor demand remains weak, and wage growth slowed in April\u00a0boosting speculation for Fed rate cuts in June, weighing\u00a0on the US Dollar. The BoE is expected to start reducing interest rates from the September meeting. 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Technical Analysis: Pound Sterling extends winning spell\u00a0and jumps\u00a0to 1.2600<\/h2>\n
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