05 Jun 2025

Trading ranges are shrinking and short-term volatility gauges are pointing to turbulence ahead as currency market participants move to the sidelines in the run-up to tomorrow’s all-important non-farm payrolls report. Traders expect a modest slowdown in hiring and a steady unemployment rate, but uncertainty is high, and the implications for the Federal Reserve’s policy trajectory are significant. The dollar is almost unchanged, ten-year Treasury yields are inching higher after tumbling in yesterday’s session, and equity futures are pointing toward almost-imperceptible gains at the North American open. The European Central Bank cut its benchmark rates by a quarter point – as...