Wednesday, February 5, 2014

U.S. DOLLAR DROPS on disappointing ADP National Employment Report

BEARISH NEWS for U.S. DOLLAR


 
Already reports preceding Friday's Non-Farm Payroll Report are coming in with disappointments against the floundering U.S. economy.  This could really rattle the markets...

ADP Nonfarm Employment Change
Actual:175K 
Forecast:180K 

The ADP National Employment Report is a measure of the monthly change in non-farm, private employment, based on the payroll data of approximately 400,000 U.S. business clients. The release, two days ahead of government data, is a good predictor of the government's non-farm payroll report. The change in this indicator can be very volatile.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.