USD/CHF consolidates its recent gains above the 0.8740 area, eyes on US NFP

USD/CHF oscillates in a narrow trading band, investors await the key event.
The US Dollar retreats from a weekly high following the mixed US readings.
The headline surrounding the US-China relationship remains in focus.
The week's highlight is the US Nonfarm Payrolls, due later in the American session.

Lallalit Srijandorn FXStreet

The USD/CHF pair consolidates its recent gains near 0.8745 during the early Asian session on Friday. Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index (DXY), a measure of the value of USD against six other major currencies, snaps a five-day winning streak and currently trades near 102.48.

Data released from the US on Thursday showed that Initial Jobless Claims rose to 227,000 for the week ended July 29, as expected. The ISM Service PMI for July fell to 52.7 from 53.9 in June and was below the expectation of 53. Additionally, Unit Labor Costs from Q2 increased to 1.6%, lower than the 2.6% expected. After the mixed economic data release, the Greenback retreated from a weekly high of around 102.85.

The US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report will be closely watched and is expected to trigger volatility in the FX markets. However, the upbeat figure might convince the Federal Reserve (Fed) to take a more aggressive stance, which favors the US Dollar and acts as a tailwind for the USD/CHF pair.

On the other hand, the headline surrounding the US-China relationship remains in focus. China stated on Thursday that its government is willing to maintain communications with the US over an upcoming visit to Washington, DC, by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The exacerbated tensions between the world’s two largest economies might benefit the safe-haven Swiss Franc and act as a headwind for the USD/CHF pair.

Moving on, the highlight of the week is the US Nonfarm Payrolls due later in the American session. The US economy is expected to have created 180,000 jobs in July. Also, the Unemployment Rate and Average Hourly Earnings will be released on Friday. The Unemployment Rate is expected to remain at 3.6%, and Average Hourly Earnings YoY are expected to increase by 4.2%. Market participants will keep an eye on these events and find trading opportunities around the USD/CHF pair.

USD/CHF

Overview
Today last price	0.8742
Today Daily Change	-0.0033
Today Daily Change %	-0.38
Today daily open	0.8775

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.8702
Daily SMA50	0.8886
Daily SMA100	0.8955
Daily SMA200	0.9167

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.8806
Previous Daily Low	0.8718
Previous Weekly High	0.8737
Previous Weekly Low	0.8552
Previous Monthly High	0.9005
Previous Monthly Low	0.8552
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.8772
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.8752
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.8727
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.8678
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.8639
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.8815
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.8854
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.8903

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Lallalit Srijandorn

FXStreet

Lallalit Srijandorn is a Parisian at heart. She has lived in France since 2019 and now becomes a digital entrepreneur based in Paris and Bangkok.

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