#HIGH impact news today
๐จ๐ฆ 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 โ CAD strengthens
Lower than forecast โ CAD weakens
Unemployment Rate (Feb)
Forecast: 6.6%
Previous: 6.5%
Shows the percentage of people unemployed.
Lower unemployment โ strong CAD
Higher unemployment โ weak CAD
๐ These two releases together create high volatility in CAD pairs like USD/CAD.
๐บ๐ธ United States Major Data (5:30 PM)
Core PCE Price Index MoM (Jan)
Forecast: 0.4%
Previous: 0.4%
This is the Federal Reserveโs favorite inflation indicator.
If inflation is higher โ 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.
๐บ๐ธ 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.
๐บ๐ธ 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 โ more spending โ USD strength.
๐ 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. โก
โ Simple trading insight:
Higher inflation (PCE) โ USD up โ Gold down
Lower inflation โ USD down โ Gold up
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