EUR/USD spikes to 1.0940 on ADP

FXStreet (Edinburgh) - The single currency has seen its demand suddenly boosted vs. the dollar, lifting EUR/USD to session highs near 1.0940.

EUR/USD stronger post-ADP

The pair has regained the 1.0900 handle and beyond following a lacklustre print from the ADP Employment Change, which showed that the US private sector has added 185K jobs during July, missing estimates at 215K and down from June’s 229K (revised lower from 237K).

Next on tap will be the ISM Non-manufacturing followed by the Trade Balance results, with the deficit expected to have ticked higher to $42.80 billion during June from $41.90 previous.

EUR/USD key levels

As of writing the pair is advancing 0.26% at 1.0910 with the next resistance at 1.0990 (high Aug.4) followed by 1.1080 (high Jul.29) and then 1.1113 (high Jul.31). On the flip side, a breakdown of 1.0848 (low Aug.5) would open the door to 1.0811 (low Jul.11) and finally 1.0789 (low Apr.24).

US ADP: private sector added 185K jobs in July

The data released by the Automatic Data Processing, Inc, (ADP) showed the US private sector added far less jobs in July than the consensus estimate. The tepid data comes a week after Fed gave a jobs clue regarding the interest rate hike in the US.
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