#HIGH impact news today
🇨🇦 Canada Employment Data (5:30 PM)
Net Change in Employment (Feb)
Forecast: 10K
Previous: -24.8K
This measures how many jobs were added or lost in Canada.
Higher than forecast → CAD strengthens
Lower than forecast → CAD weakens
Unemployment Rate (Feb)
Forecast: 6.6%
Previous: 6.5%
Shows the percentage of people unemployed.
Lower unemployment → strong CAD
Higher unemployment → weak CAD
📊 These two releases together create high volatility in CAD pairs like USD/CAD.
#PCEMarketWatch 🇺🇸 United States Major Data (5:30 PM)
Core PCE Price Index MoM (Jan)
Forecast: 0.4%
Previous: 0.4%
This is the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation indicator.
If inflation is higher → USD strengthens because rate cuts become less likely.
Core PCE Price Index YoY (Jan)
Forecast: 3.1%
Previous: 3.0%
Measures yearly inflation.
Higher inflation can push the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher.
🇺🇸 US GDP Data (5:30 PM)
Gross Domestic Product (Q4 Preliminary)
Forecast: 1.4%
Previous: 1.4%
Shows overall economic growth.
Higher GDP = stronger economy = stronger USD.
🇺🇸 Consumer Confidence (7:00 PM)
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (March Preliminary)
Forecast: 55
Previous: 56.6
Measures how confident consumers feel about the economy.
Higher sentiment → more spending → USD strength.
📈 Why Today Is Important for Traders
Because multiple high-impact USD news releases come at the same time, markets like:
EUR/USD
GBP/USD
USD/CAD
Gold
can experience strong volatility around 5:30 PM. ⚡
✅ Simple trading insight:
Higher inflation (PCE) → USD up → Gold down
Lower inflation → USD down → Gold up
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