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October's US nonfarm payrolls showed employers added 165,000 jobs, more than double analysts' forecasts, as the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% from 4.2%. The Dollar Index surged about 0.7%, its biggest one-day gain in nearly six months, pushing EUR/USD to $1.1132, near its lowest since May 2025, and lifting USD/JPY 0.6% on Friday.
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The Nasdaq composite fell around 5.5% on Thursday, its steepest single-day decline since April 2025, as investors sold AI-related stocks on fears that the Democrats' midterm sweep would bring tighter technology regulation. Nvidia shed more than 9%. Microsoft separately disclosed it was stepping back from certain data-centre commitments, deepening the sell-off.
Democrats secured majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections. Markets interpreted the result as a check on President Trump's ability to escalate the US-Iran war and impose new trade tariffs. The dollar index touched 101.21 in the Asian session, its weakest since September 30, extending Wednesday's 0.34% decline. Ten-year Treasury yields fell 4.5 basis points to 4.847%.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on August 12, 2026 that headline CPI rose 3.4% year-on-year in July, easing from 3.5% in June and landing precisely in line with consensus forecasts. The US Dollar Index edged lower immediately after the release, last seen down around 0.1% on the day near 99.70. A flat US PPI reading on August 13 reinforced the disinflation signal, with Reuters reporting the dollar fell further as rate-hike bets cooled and market odds shifted toward a Federal Reserve hold at the September meeting.
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The two directions you can bet in forex: up or down.
Profit from interest rate differences between two currencies while holding the position.
The two currencies you trade simultaneously in every forex transaction.
The cost of entering a trade, built into every price quote you see.
A bounded oscillator measuring how fast and far price has moved recently.
The smallest standard price move in forex, and how traders measure profit and loss.
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