Greenback Rallies Sharply

The greenback reversed previous session’s losses, rallying sharply against the euro by over two big figures to 1.4111 and the sterling by nearly four big figures at 1.6244. US equities bourses pulled back further with the Dow Jones and Nasdaq sliding by over 1.2%, while the S&P 500 lost over 1.8%.

With markets eagerly anticipating the May US labor report due out on Friday, the May ADP private-sector payrolls were worst-than-expected, posting a loss of 532k jobs and exceeding expectations for a loss of 520k jobs from 491 private sector jobs lost previously. April durable goods orders increased by 1.7%, albeit less than the 1.9% increase from March, while factory orders improved by 0.7% from 0.9%. The May non-manufacturing ISM report improved to 44 versus 43.7 a month earlier, remaining beneath the key 50-level though.

Data slated for release on Thursday include weekly jobless claims, Q1 labor costs and non-farm productivity. The key reports will be released on Friday, consisting of the May unemployment rate, which is seen creeping up to 9.2% and the non-farm payrolls reading, expected reveal a 520k job loss from 539k loss of jobs a month earlier.