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US and Canada Jobs Day and More

January 09, 2026
The US dollar enjoys a firmer today ahead of what promises to be a memorable North American session that features the US December employment report and the Supreme Court’s judgement on the legality of the widespread tariffs implemented under the president’s emergency powers. The larger than expected rise in household spending in Japan and German i…
US and Canada Jobs Day and More US and Canada Jobs Day and More Reviewed by Marc Chandler on January 09, 2026 Rating: 5
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USD Continues to Consolidate: Tomorrow's Employment Data and Supreme Court Decision Awaited USD Continues to Consolidate:  Tomorrow's Employment Data and Supreme Court Decision Awaited Reviewed by Marc Chandler on January 08, 2026 Rating: 5
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Dollar Consolidates as American Exceptionalism Returns

January 07, 2026
Drivers: The US dollar is trading narrowly mixed against the G10 currencies. The market has an eye toward the US employment data, which often roils trading, due Friday. Indications suggest that the US Supreme Court may rule on the legality of the broad US tariffs imposed under emergency power legislation. Most seem to expect the high court to rule…
Dollar Consolidates as American Exceptionalism Returns Dollar Consolidates as American Exceptionalism Returns Reviewed by Marc Chandler on January 07, 2026 Rating: 5
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Euro and Sterling Stall

January 06, 2026
Drivers: A consolidative tone appears to be emerging. The US dollar is mixed, with the dollar-bloc and Norwegian krone firm and the other others nursing small losses.  The US jobs data is at the end of the week, and the market continues to digest geopolitical developments. China announced export controls on Japan for any good with military use, ap…
Euro and Sterling Stall Euro and Sterling Stall Reviewed by Marc Chandler on January 06, 2026 Rating: 5
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Markets Show Little Reaction to Venezuela Events

January 05, 2026
The US capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro and his wife is the key talking point today. The immediate market fallout has been minimal. Oil prices are little changed. The dollar is mostly firmer against the major currencies and most emerging market currencies. The PBOC set the dollar’s reference rate at a new low since October 2024. Equities are mo…
Markets Show Little Reaction to Venezuela Events Markets Show Little Reaction to Venezuela Events Reviewed by Marc Chandler on January 05, 2026 Rating: 5
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January 2026 Monthly

January 03, 2026
The coming year begins under the long shadow of geopolitical tensions and the unfolding of a new transformative technology, artificial intelligence—a technology that in 2025 proved both a backbone and a fault line for the U.S. economy. The resurrection of the US Monroe Doctrine, Russia's hybrid war in Europe and its aggressive campaign in Ukra…
January 2026 Monthly January 2026 Monthly Reviewed by Marc Chandler on January 03, 2026 Rating: 5
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Next Week: Five G-10 Central Banks Meet, But Only Two Move--BOE Cuts and BOJ Hikes Next Week:  Five G-10 Central Banks Meet, But Only Two Move--BOE Cuts and BOJ Hikes Reviewed by Marc Chandler on December 13, 2025 Rating: 5
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