{"id":117784,"date":"2017-12-08T06:58:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T11:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=117784"},"modified":"2018-06-01T15:48:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T15:48:26","slug":"us-nonfarm-payrolls-in-focus-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2017\/12\/us-nonfarm-payrolls-in-focus-2\/","title":{"rendered":"US nonfarm payrolls in focus"},"content":{"rendered":"
December 8, 2017<\/div>
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US stock market recovers<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

US stock indices\u00a0<\/b>recovered on Thursday led by technology and industrial shares. The dollar strengthening persisted: the\u00a0live dollar index<\/a>\u00a0data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar\u2019s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, ended 0.2% higher at 93.524.\u00a0Dow Jones\u00a0<\/em>industrial average added 0.3% to 24211.48. The\u00a0S&P 500\u00a0<\/em>rose 0.3% to 2636.98. The\u00a0Nasdaq\u00a0<\/a>outperformed gaining 0.5% to 6812.84.<\/p>\n

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Developments in US tax bill negotiations are the main drivers of recent stock market moves. The Senate late Wednesday agreed to begin formal negotiations with the House, spurring hopes the final tax overhaul will be completed by December 22. Today investors will focus on nonfarm payroll report due at 14:30 CET, the outlook is positive for dollar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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European stocks edge higher<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

European markets\u00a0<\/b>ended marginally higher on Thursday led by telecom and utility shares. The\u00a0euro\u00a0<\/em>extended losses against the dollar while\u00a0British Pound\u00a0<\/em>rose. The Stoxx Europe 600 index added 0.03%. Germany\u2019s\u00a0DAX 30\u00a0<\/a>rose 0.4% to 13045.15. France\u2019s\u00a0CAC 40\u00a0<\/em>gained 0.2% while UK\u2019s\u00a0FTSE 100\u00a0<\/em>dropped 0.4% to 7320.75. Indices opened mixed today.<\/p>\n

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Losses in healthcare and materials stocks dragged markets as positive data and fresh hopes German coalition government talks may get renewed buoyed market sentiment. The head of the German Social Democratic Party said he\u2019s open to discussing a renewal of a grand coalition to govern the country. The SPD\u2019s three-day party conference began Thursday. Data Thursday indicated the euro-zone economy recovery continues: Eurostat reported the final reading on third quarter GDP came in at 0.6%, in line with expectations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chinese trade data support Asian indices<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Asian stock indices<\/b>\u00a0are higher today on strong Chinese data.\u00a0Nikkei\u00a0<\/em>jumped 1.4% to 22811.08 helped by continued yen weakness against the dollar. Chinese stocks are rising after report exports surged 12.3% percent in November from a year earlier, more than double the forecast, while imports climbed almost 18%: the\u00a0Shanghai Composite Index\u00a0<\/em>is 0.7% higher and Hong Kong\u2019s\u00a0Hang Seng Index\u00a0<\/em>is up 1.2%. Australia\u2019s All Ordinaries Index is up 0.3% with Australian dollar little changed against the greenback.<\/p>\n

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Oil up on strong China import<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Oil futures prices\u00a0<\/b>are edging higher today on report China\u2019s crude oil imports rose to 9.01 million barrels per day in November, the second highest on record. Prices rose yesterday: Brent for February settlement rose 1.6% to end the session at $62.20 a barrel on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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