CPT MarketsUnexpected drop in initial unemployment claims in the United States boosted the US dollar! British objects...

USD Index (DXY)：

The dollar index rose to100.77Nearby, due to previous data showing an unexpected decrease in initial jobless claims in the United States last week, expectations have been raised that if the economy remains strong, the Federal Reserve may continue to raise interest rates.

Recently, the US Department of Labor stated that as of7month15The number of initial claims for state unemployment benefits decreased in the current week after seasonal adjustments9000People. After the data was released, the market believed that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates next week, which is widely expected25The probability of further interest rate hikes increases after a basis point. Regarding this,ForexLiveChief Currency AnalystAdam ButtonThe market has been looking for signs of layoffs in the United States, but there have been no signs at all. Today's initial jobless claims once again highlight the strong labor market in the United States, and the Federal Reserve still has more work to do. But on Thursday, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bernanke It is widely expected that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike next week may be the last in this round of tightening actions. In addition, other data on Thursday showed that the United States6Monthly housing sales have dropped to their lowest level in five months, due to a long-term shortage of housing in the market, which has led to a slowdown in the year-on-year decline in housing prices.

In terms of yesterday's financial event data, the US Department of Labor announced that as of7month8Rihe7month15The number of people applying for and continuing to apply for unemployment benefits for the current week is mixed, falling below expectations22.8Wanhe rose to175.4Ten thousand people, reflecting the fluctuations in labor employment with market demand. In terms of bearish data, the National Association of Real Estate Agents in the United States announced6The annualized monthly rate of monthly housing sales has decreased to-3.3% (newspaper41610000 households)This indicates a decrease in demand in the housing market. In addition, the American Consultative Council announced6Monthly leading indicator monthly rate lower than expected to-0.7%, is continuous15The monthly decline, with both lagging and synchronous indicators showing a slight decline, highlights the market's conservative observation of the future economic outlook, and economic activity will continue to slow down in the coming months.

From the upward direction, the upper suppression(Upper resistance) 100.70，101.10； From the downward direction, the lower support100.30。

euro/pound (EURGBP)：

The euro fell to a low of0.8650Nearby, due to the strong employment data boosting the US dollar, there is limited short-term upward space for the euro and sterling.

According to foreign media surveys, all economists believe that the European Central Bank will7month27Daily interest rate hike25Basis points, of which slightly more than half of economists still expect9Interest rates will be raised again this month. In addition, year-on-year price increases in the UK have slowed down to7.9%This may alleviate the pressure on the Bank of England to continue raising interest rates significantly, as it has been the smallest in over a year. A key mortgage interest rate announced by the UK on Thursday also fell for the first time in nearly two months.

In terms of yesterday's financial event data, the Eurostat announced the Eurozone7The monthly consumer confidence index has risen to-15.1This reflects an improvement in consumers and business owners' expectations for the future economy and consumption in eurozone countries. In terms of inflation data, the German Bureau of Statistics announced6monthPPIThe monthly rate has increased to0.1%and-0.3%It shows that the production cost price in the country has decreased. In addition, the French National Bureau of StatisticsInseeAnnounce the confidence index of enterprises and manufacturing industry as expected100This indicates that most companies in the country hold a fixed level of confidence in the economic outlook.

From the upward direction, the upper suppression(Upper resistance) 0.8650，0.8690； From the downward direction, the lower support0.8610。

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