A blockbuster NFP on Friday (571k new jobs vs 185k) & robust Companies PMI (55.2 vs 50.5) has lifted the Greenback and Yields, sinking Shares and Gold (the three mth Gold rally is over). YEN is weakest this morning with key “Dove” Amamiya (present deputy) a doable to take the reins at BOJ after Kuroda. The JPY is weakest & AUD strongest. USDTRY hit 18.85 following the deadly Earthquake.

• The USD Index continued to rally from 8-mth lows on Thursday at 100.65 to breach 103.00 right now – Markets anticipating a continued Hawkish tones from FedSpeak this week (Powell Tuesday) and 25 bp hikes in March and Could. 
• EUR – sank under 1.0800 after posting 10-mth highs (and plenty of Financial institution’s Q1 goal) over 1.1000 on Thursday.  Again to 1.0785 now. 
• JPY – Rallied to check 132.40 earlier, following the BOJ rumours earlier than cooling to 131.60 
• GBP – Sterling weakened once more to 1.2025 on Friday because the UK100 hit a brand new all-time excessive on the weaker Pound. Inching greater right now at 1.2060.
• Shares – The US markets sank on Friday (-1.59% to -0.38%)  US500 –1.04%, (-43.28) 4136, holding the important thing 4100 and gaining +1.6% for the week. (NASDAQ +3.3%) US500 FUTS commerce softer at 4128. F -7.61%, AMZN -8.43%, APPL +2.44%. 
• Goldman Sachs has raised their goal for the S&P500 to 4000 in 3 months (from 3600).

• USOil – Futures -3.28% on Friday to shut at $73.39 from near $78.00. Again to $73.85 now.
• Gold – Tanked into $1860 on Friday earlier than recovering to key resistance at  $1880 now. 
• BTC – Dropped from $23.7k highs forward of NFP on Friday to $22.7k right now. 

At this time – EZ Retail Gross sales, Speeches from BoE’s Mann & Capsule.

Largest FX Mover @ (07:30 GMT) AUDJPY (+0.73%). Rallied an entire massive quantity from beneath 90.50 on Friday to 91.50 right now. MAs aligned greater, MACD histogram & sign line constructive & rising. RSI 53.76 & impartial, H1 ATR 0.221, Each day ATR 1.257.

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Stuart Cowell

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