🗓 Economic Calendar at 2026/08/08 (GMT)

12:30 🇺🇸 ⚡️ Non-Farm Employment Change — Exp: 85K Actual: -23K

12:30 🇺🇸 ⚡️ Unemployment Rate — Exp: 4.2% Actual: 4.1%

12:30 🇺🇸 Average Hourly Earnings — Exp: 0.3% | 3.5% Actual: 0.1% | 3.2%

12:30 🇺🇸 Change in Private Payrolls — Exp: 78K Actual: 30K

12:30 🇨🇦 ⚡️ Employment Change — Exp: 17.8K Actual: 75.1K

12:30 🇨🇦 ⚡️ Unemployment Rate — Exp: 6.5% Actual: 6.4%

12:30 🇨🇦 Part-Time Employment Change Actual: 38.6K | 36.6K

14:00 🇨🇦 Ivey PMI — Exp: 55.5 Actual: 55.1 | 54.1


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The crypto market continues to gather momentum for a breakout

The crypto market capitalisation has returned to the $2.19T level, retreating into its previous trading range following a flight from risk assets on Thursday evening and the continuation of this trend on Friday morning. The market remains indecisive just above its 50-day moving average, as bearish momentum has already petered out and buyers have found no reason to act. Over the past 24 hours, leading cryptocurrencies have mostly fluctuated between -2.5% and +1.5%. The biggest gains came from Cardano (+7%) and Algorand (+3.2%), while Near (-4.8%) and Avax (-3.9%) led the declines.

Bitcoin made another attempt yesterday to climb above $65K, but once again failed. The consolidation range has narrowed from $58K to $66K in June to just within $62K and $66K over the last 30 days. The good news here is the higher lower boundary, but without a break above recent highs, it is difficult to attract a wider audience of traders and convince them that the bear market is over. On the other hand, the longer the lull, the more dramatic the breakout from consolidation is likely to be. In this case, a breakout above $66K could prove to be a self-fulfilling prophecy, attracting those who have been on the sidelines for a long time.

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The dollar wavers but climbs

Doubts over the effectiveness of the Iran-Oman deal are bolstering the greenback.

USDJPY has recouped half of the losses incurred due to intervention.

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⚠️ USA — Non-Farm Employment Change at 03:00 GMT

✔️ Prev: 20K

🕒 Exp: 85K

🎯 Fact.: -23K 📉

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⚠️ USA — Unemployment Rate at 03:00 GMT

✔️ Prev: 4.2%

🕒 Exp: 4.2%

🎯 Fact.: 4.1% 📈

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⚠️ Canada — Employment Change at 03:00 GMT

✔️ Prev: 18.2K

🕒 Exp: 17.8K

🎯 Fact.: 75.1K 📈

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⚠️ Canada — Unemployment Rate at 03:00 GMT

✔️ Prev: 6.5%

🕒 Exp: 6.5%

🎯 Fact.: 6.4% 📈

🇺🇸 US Pre-Market: Mostly Positive 📈

Following the release of unemployment figures, the US stock market is showing positive momentum in pre-market trading.

In the Information Technology sector, NVIDIA (NVDA) is up 1.03%, Broadcom (AVGO) is up 1.71%, while Microsoft (MSFT) is down 0.33%.

In the Communication Services sector, Alphabet (GOOGL) is up 0.11%.

In the Consumer Discretionary sector, Tesla (TSLA) is up 1.03%, while Amazon (AMZN) is up 0.74%.

The predominance of gains among mega-cap stocks is fostering risk-on sentiment within the US market: demand for safe-haven dollar assets remains subdued, while the short-term dollar outlook appears neutral.

Gold seems to have completed its corrective pullback

Last week, gold posted a modest July gain, which has already given buyers a significant boost this week. With prices up 6.5% since the start of the week, gold has confirmed a major technical breakout, bringing to an end the downtrend that began in February. The price rebounded from the key psychological level of $4,000 – where the correction also ended last October – and from the 61.8% retracement of the 2022–2026 rally, reinforcing the significance of the reversal signal.

The bulls also have the strength with which gold broke through the 50-day moving average earlier this week in their favour; this average had served as support for the uptrend since the start of 2025, before turning into local resistance in March. If this is not a false breakout, this line could once again act as support for the medium-term bullish trend.

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Gold Wave Analysis – 7 August 2026

– Gold broke resistance zone

– Likely to rise to resistance level 4400.00

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Pfizer Wave Analysis – 7 August 2026

– Pfizer broke resistance level 25.50

– Likely to rise to resistance level 26.65

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Natural Gas Wave Analysis – 7 August 2026

Natural Gas: ⬆️ Buy

– Natural Gas reversed from long-term support level 2.635

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USDCAD Wave Analysis – 7 August 2026

– USDCAD broke the support zone

– Likely to fall to support level 1.3850

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🗓 Economic Calendar at 2026/08/09 (GMT)

01:30 🇨🇳 Consumer Price Index — Exp: 0.8%

01:30 🇨🇳 Producer Price Index — Exp: 3.9%


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▶️ FxPro: What’s Moving Markets Next Week

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Inflation takes centre stage this week, with several key economic releases that could shape expectations for interest rates and market sentiment. 🌍

Tuesday kicks things off with the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest interest rate decision. Markets are expecting the cash rate to remain unchanged at 4.35%, but traders will be watching closely for any changes in the central bank's outlook. 🇦🇺

On Wednesday, attention turns to the latest US Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for July. Inflation previously came in at 3.5%, and investors will be looking to see whether price pressures are finally beginning to ease. 🇺🇸📊

Friday wraps up the week with US Retail Sales and the latest Consumer Sentiment data. After recent signs that consumer spending may be slowing, these releases will offer fresh insight into the strength of the US economy and could influence expectations for future Federal Reserve policy. 🛍️📈

With inflation, consumer spending and central bank expectations all in focus, currencies, indices and commodities could see increased volatility throughout the week. 👀

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▶️ Pro News Weekly: S&P 500 Hits Record

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💵 The U.S. dollar weakens as Fed hike expectations fade and Treasury yields retreat.

📈 The S&P 500 reaches a new record high, supported by strong corporate earnings and continued market rotation.

🪙 Gold jumps on easing inflation expectations and a weaker dollar, while institutional demand remains strong.

₿ Bitcoin continues to consolidate as institutional investors play a bigger role in the crypto market.

📊 Next week, all eyes are on U.S. inflation, retail sales and GDP data for clues on the Fed's next move and the outlook for global markets.

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🗓 Economic Calendar at 2026/08/11 (GMT)

04:30 🇦🇺 ⚡️ RBA Interest Rate Decision — Exp: 4.35% Actual: 4.35%

04:30 🇦🇺 ⚡️ RBA Rate Statement

04:30 🇦🇺 ⚡️ RBA Monetary Policy Statement

05:30 🇦🇺 ⚡️ RBA Media Conference


[Updated in real time]

Bitcoin consolidates around $65K, setting its sights on $70K

The crypto market capitalisation has risen to $2.22T, returning to the levels seen at its two-week highs. Since the start of August, the balance of power has shifted in favour of buyers, but the pace of this recovery is significantly slower than that of the similar rally seen in early July. This suggests a slight waning of buyer interest following the rebound from the June and July lows, given that the market currently lacks fundamental drivers of growth. Among the most active coins over the past 7 days, the top performers were Theta (+14.3%), as well as SushiSwap and Cosmos (both +8.5%), while the worst performers were Stellar and NEAR (both down -2.9%), as well as XRP (-2.7%), which further points to a predominance of growth.

The sentiment index stands at 30 at the start of the day on Monday. Since mid-July, this indicator has been in the ‘fear’ zone, only occasionally touching the 25 level (‘extreme fear’). This is a gradual shift in sentiment that is worth monitoring from time to time. Still, cautious medium-term investors will likely prefer to stay on the sidelines until this indicator consolidates above 50.

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The dollar let the labour market down

The USD index plummeted amid a decline in US employment.

Gold is benefiting from the Fed’s reluctance to raise interest rates.

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The US stock market is hitting new record highs

Bad news from the labour market turned out to be good news for the S&P 500.

Euphoria is making the stock market vulnerable to unpleasant surprises.

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🇺🇸 US Pre-Market: Mixed 📊

Mixed trading is prevailing in the US stock market pre-market, with a slight upward bias driven by gains in some of the largest stocks.
In the Financials sector, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) is up 0.54%, while JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is down 0.09%.

In the Information Technology sector, NVIDIA (NVDA) is down 0.33%, while Micron Technology (MU) is down 1.49%.

In the Health Care sector, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is down 0.25%, while Eli Lilly (LLY) is up 0.36%.

From a foreign exchange perspective, this mixed picture — with some mega-caps rising while others fall — is creating a neutral, mildly risk-on sentiment. Demand for safe-haven dollar assets remains moderate: there is no clear flight from risk, nor any clear signals of significant dollar weakness.