The ADP NFP came out at 178K jobs in July, slightly below 185K expected, but nothing too extraordinary. The previous figure was significantly revised to the upside: 191K against 158K originally reported. This revised number is now in line with the NFP.
The US dollar is slightly stronger than before the publication, but nothing too great.
Automated Data Processing (ADP) was expected to report a gain of 185K private sector jobs in July, up from 158K in June (before revisions). The report serves as a hint for the official NFP report published on Friday.
However, the correlation between the figures is not always there. Last month’s NFP showed a gain of 222K in June. The private sector gained 187K jobs.
The US dollar remains pressured despite attempts to recover.
Earlier this week, the ISM Manufacturing PMI came out at 56.3 points, well within expectations. We still have the ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI published tomorrow.
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Another big event on the agenda is the Bank of England’s rate decision tomorrow, also dubbed “Super Thursdayâ€, as the Bank also publishes its Quarterly Inflation Report. See: Will the BOE send GBP higher?
