Friday, 08 May 2020 06:59 AM MYT
Gold jumped 2 per cent as the weak US data heightened fears over a coronavirus-induced global downturn. “The pace is slowing down, which is providing some optimism that we are finally going to see things bottom out,” Ed Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA, said of the unemployment claims. The strong showing boosted speculation China could recover from its coronavirus lockdown more quickly than expected and support global growth in the process.
US President Donald Trump said he would be able to report in about a week or two whether China is meeting its obligations under a trade deal, as Washington weighed punitive action against Beijing over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. The US dollar fell from two-week highs as investors booked profits on the currency’s gains this week before today’s US nonfarm payrolls report for April, which could show massive job losses amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The dollar index fell 0.323 per cent, with the euro up 0.33 per cent to US$1.083. The euro was hurt by a gloomy economic outlook from the European Commission.
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