Dollar Advances As Strong ADP Private Payrolls Data Raises Fed Rate Hike Hopes
November 30 2016 - 4:37AM
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The U.S. dollar climbed against its most major counterparts in
the European session on Wednesday, after data showed that U.S.
private sector employment increased much more than expected in
November, adding to hopes for the Fed to hike rate in December.
Data from payroll processor ADP showed that private sector
employment jumped by 216,000 jobs in November following a
downwardly revised increase of 119,000 jobs in October.
Economists had expected employment to climb by about 160,000
jobs compared to the addition of 147,000 jobs originally reported
for the previous month.
The Commerce Department report showed a bigger than expected
increase in U.S. personal income in October, while personal
spending rose less than anticipated.
The Commerce Department said personal income climbed by 0.6
percent in October after rising by an upwardly revised 0.4 percent
in September.
Economists had expected income to rise by about 0.4 percent.
Investors now focus on the all-important nonfarm payrolls on
Friday for more indications about the health of the economy as well
as path of rate hike. The economy is expected to have added 170,000
jobs in November, with a jobless rate of 4.9 percent.
Optimism over OPEC meeting in Vienna is bolstering global stocks
as well as oil prices. An OPEC delegate reportedly said that the
cartel have finalized a plan to cut output by around 1.2 million
barrels per day to rein in oversupply.
The currency has been trading in a positive territory against
most major rivals in the Asian session, on the back of strong
revision to U.S. GDP data in the third quarter.
Reversing an early 2-day low of 1.0107 against the Swiss franc,
the greenback climbed to 1.0172. Continuation of the greenback's
uptrend may see it challenging resistance around the 1.04
region.
Data from the investment bank UBS showed that Swiss consumption
indicator improved on domestic tourism in October.
The consumption indicator rose to 1.49 points in October from
1.47 in September.
The greenback reached as high as 1.0610 against the euro,
following a 2-day low of 1.0666 hit at 6:15 am ET. Further gains
may take the greenback to a resistance around the 1.05 level.
Flash data from Eurostat showed that Eurozone inflation
accelerated as expected in November on food prices.
Inflation rose to 0.6 percent in November from 0.5 percent in
October.
The greenback spiked up to a 5-day high of 113.62 against the
Japanese yen, off its early low of 112.06. The greenback is seen
finding resistance near the 115.00 mark.
Data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and
Tourism showed that Japan's housing starts increased at a faster
pace in October.
Housing starts climbed 13.7 percent year-on-year in October,
following a 10 percent rise in September. Economists had forecast
growth to rise to 11 percent.
The greenback climbed to 0.7104 against the kiwi, after having
fallen to near a 3-week low of 0.7170 at 3:15 am ET. On the upside,
the greenback is likely to locate resistance near the 0.69
region.
The greenback rallied to 0.7421 against the aussie, its
strongest since November 25. Continuation of the greenback's
uptrend may see it challenging resistance around the 0.72
level.
On the flip side, the greenback fell back to 1.2485 against the
pound, from a high of 1.2419 hit at 5:30 am ET. The greenback is
likely to target support around the 1.26 mark.
The greenback remained lower against the loonie, after falling
to a 3-week low of 1.3357 at 6:35 am ET. The pair closed Tuesday's
trading at 1.3432.
Looking ahead, U.S. pending home sales data for October is due
shortly.
At 11:00 am ET, German Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann is
expected to speak at the Axica Conference Center, in Berlin.
At 11:45 am ET, Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell will
deliver a speech titled "The View from the Fed" at the Brookings
Institution, in Washington DC.
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