According to the Employment and Labor Rotation Survey (Jolts) on Tuesday of the US Labor Statistics Office (BLS), Employment Offers totaled 7.74 million at the end of January. This figure, which exceeded the expectations of analysts of 7.63 million, follows at 7,508 million positions reported in December (reviewed from 7.60 million).
In the press release: “The hiring remained at 5.4 million, and the total separations changed little to 5.3 million. Within the separations, the resignations (3.3 million) and the dismissals and severance (1.6 million) changed little.”
Market reaction
The dollar remains well defensive, navigating its seventh consecutive day in red and dragging the dollar index (DXY) to a minimum of several months about 103.40.
American dollar today
The lower table shows the percentage of US dollar change (USD) compared to the main coins today. US dollar was the strongest currency against the Canadian dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | Aud | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.74% | -0.37% | 0.03% | 0.52% | 0.13% | 0.00% | -0.24% | |
| EUR | 0.74% | 0.38% | 0.77% | 1.28% | 0.88% | 0.78% | 0.52% | |
| GBP | 0.37% | -0.38% | 0.61% | 0.89% | 0.50% | 0.39% | 0.15% | |
| JPY | -0.03% | -0.77% | -0.61% | 0.49% | 0.10% | -0.00% | -0.24% | |
| CAD | -0.52% | -1.28% | -0.89% | -0.49% | -0.39% | -0.49% | -0.74% | |
| Aud | -0.13% | -0.88% | -0.50% | -0.10% | 0.39% | -0.09% | -0.34% | |
| NZD | -0.01% | -0.78% | -0.39% | 0.00% | 0.49% | 0.09% | -0.25% | |
| CHF | 0.24% | -0.52% | -0.15% | 0.24% | 0.74% | 0.34% | 0.25% |
The heat map shows the percentage changes of the main currencies. The base currency is selected from the left column, while the contribution currency is selected in the upper row. For example, if you choose the US dollar of the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese yen, the percentage change shown in the box will represent the USD (base)/JPY (quotation).
Source: Fx Street
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