USD/CHF weakens sharply on Thursday as the US Dollar (USD) comes under broad selling pressure following a weaker-than-expected US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report. At the time of writing, the pair is trading around 0.8029, its lowest level since June 18, down nearly 0.80% on the day.
NZD/USD trades higher around 0.5680 on Thursday at the time of writing, up 0.16% on the day, as investors reduce their exposure to the US Dollar (USD) ahead of the release of the US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report.
ING’s Chris Turner reports that EUR/GBP has broken below the 0.8600/8610 support, triggering liquidation of expensive, stale Sterling shorts, especially among asset managers.