| Time | Country | Event | Period | Previous value | Forecast | Actual |
|---|
| 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 |
USD firmed against other major currencies in the European session on Friday, as investors awaited the release of the U.S. jobs data for July.
The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), measuring the U.S. currency's value relative to a basket of foreign currencies, increased 0.10% to 105.88.
The much-anticipated key employment figures will be released at 12:30 GMT. Market participants hope they will provide more clarity on the direction of the U.S. economy and the impacts of the Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate hikes on the hiring situation.
Economists’ projections suggest that U.S. employers added 250,000 new jobs last month following June's rise of 372,000, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6%.
Markets believe that if the data show signs of softening in the U.S. labour market amid increasing interest rates and deteriorating growth expectations, this will allow the Fed to ease back on its aggressive policy tightening.