LSE: Dollar Pares Gain Vs Most Majors Ahead Of Jobs Report, Trade Data
BRUSSELS (Alliance News) - The US non-farm payrolls report for January and trade balance report for December are set for release at 8:30 am ET Friday. Economists expect the economy to have added 188,000 jobs, a slowdown from the run rate of 292,000 for the previous month.
Ahead of these releases, the greenback traded mixed against the other major currencies. While the greenback held steady against the franc, it pared gain versus the yen, euro and the pound.
The greenback was valued at 1.4551 against the pound, 1.1208 against the euro, 116.68 against the yen and 0.9912 against the franc as of 8:25 am ET.
