| Time | Country | Event | Period | Previous value | Forecast | Actual |
|---|
| 01:30 | Australia | RBA Monetary Policy Statement | | | | |
| 05:00 | Japan | Coincident Index | June | 94.9 | | 99 |
| 05:00 | Japan | Leading Economic Index | June | 101.2 | | 100.6 |
| 06:00 | United Kingdom | Halifax house price index | July | 1.4% | | -0.1% |
| 06:00 | United Kingdom | Halifax house price index 3m Y/Y | July | 12.5% | | 11.8% |
| 06:00 | Germany | Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) | June | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.4% |
| 06:45 | France | Non-Farm Payrolls | Quarter II | 0.3% | | 0.5% |
| 06:45 | France | Industrial Production, m/m | June | 0.2% | -0.2% | 1.4% |
| 06:45 | France | Trade Balance, bln | June | -12.91 | -12.56 | -13.07 |
| 07:00 | Switzerland | Foreign Currency Reserves | July | 849.798 | | 849.403 |
During today's Asian trading, the US dollar rose moderately against major currencies, while investors are preparing for the publication of key US labor market data for July.
Analysts predict that the unemployment rate remained at 3.6%, and the nonfarm payrolls increased by 250 thousand.
This data may influence the policy of the Federal Reserve System (Fed), which is trying to solve a difficult task - to slow down the record inflation in 40 years, without causing a recession in the United States.
The US Dollar Currency Index (DXY), which tracks the dynamics of the dollar against six currencies (euro, swiss franc, yen, canadian dollar, pound sterling and swedish krona) rose by 0.15%. On Thursday, the index fell by 0.75%.
The dollar began to fall in mid-July amid talk that the Fed is likely to raise interest rates at a less active pace in the coming months to avoid a recession. Meanwhile, the US currency regained some of its losses after a number of Fed policymakers dismissed such concerns, expressing their determination to continue tightening monetary policy until inflation slows down.