Unemployment claims in focus: XRP leads a crypto bid
US weekly jobless claims are due at 12:30 UTC, forecast at 200K versus 199K prior. XRP leads a firmer tone across dollar-quoted CFDs on our feed.
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US weekly jobless claims are due at 12:30 UTC, forecast at 200K versus 199K prior. XRP leads a firmer tone across dollar-quoted CFDs on our feed.
XRP leads a broad crypto bounce (+3.79%) as palladium slides 2.3% and FX majors stay quiet; Hang Seng lags into the European morning.
US weekly jobless claims land at 12:30 UTC, forecast 200K versus 199K prior β the only medium-impact release on the dollar's calendar.
The New Zealand dollar slipped across the board after NZ CPI q/q on 21 October, with GBPNZD and EURNZD leading the move and smaller losses elsewhere.
Every crypto CFD closed higher, led by XTZUSD +4.66% and GRTUSD +4.24%, as Wall Street firmed and the dollar softened; palladium was the day's weakest.
Crypto led as the London session closed β XTZ +4.7%, Bitcoin +1.2% β with European equities higher, the dollar softer and silver up 1.9%.
New Zealand's quarterly CPI prints at 21:45 UTC with a 0.8% forecast versus 1.5% prior. NZD/USD leads the kiwi pairs ahead of the release.
GBPUSD led a faint pound rise after UK CPI y/y at 06:00 UTC, firming versus the dollar, Singapore dollar and euro while flat against yen and franc.
Crypto leads the open as XTZ jumps 4.66% and Bitcoin holds above $82,800, while a softer dollar lifts sterling and palladium lags the metals.
UK CPI y/y at 06:00 UTC leads the day, seen rising to 3.4% from 3.1%, with BOE's Bailey at 13:00 and New Zealand CPI at 21:45 to follow.
European equities led the Oct 20 selloff β DAX, FTSE and IBEX each off more than 1.3% β while the S&P 500 closed flat and gold slipped 1.06%.
European bourses led a broad risk-off close as the DAX fell 1.45% and the FTSE 1.43%, while gold slipped 1.06% and Cardano paced crypto losses.