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GBP/USD gains traction to near 1.3300 in the European session on Thursday. The British Pound strengthens against the US Dollar as the UK's likely next Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has eased market concerns by pledging strict fiscal discipline. The US Nonfarm Payrolls data for June will take center stage later on Thursday.
EUR/USD trades in positive territory above 1.1400 in the European session on Thursday, supported by the renewed selling pressure surrounding the US Dollar. Investors await the June employment report from the US, which will feature the critical Nonfarm Payrolls data.
Gold (XAU/USD) gathers bullish momentum and rises toward $4,100 in the European session on Thursday. The US Dollar (USD) stays under selling pressure and allows XAU/USD to push higher as market focus shifts to June employment data from the US.
Hyperliquid price continues to coil, struggling to find direction as it edges higher, after two consecutive days of losses. Institutional demand, a key driver for altcoins in recent times, eases for HYPE with minimal inflows following a $108 million surge last week. Easing retail demand doubles down on HYPE as Open Interest declines 4% in 24 hours.
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the Nonfarm Payrolls data for June on Thursday at 12:30 GMT. Investors expect NFP to rise by 110K following three consecutive months of surprisingly strong increases. Investors are pricing in a hawkish Federal Reserve policy outlook with the new Chairman Kevin Warsh at the helm.
Financial markets came to Sintra looking for clues about the Federal Reserve's (Fed) next move. They largely left with confirmation that Fed Chair Kevin Warsh intends to make those clues much harder to find.
