Forex news from the European trading session – 6 August 2021
Headlines:
Markets:
– CAD leads, EUR lags on the day
– European equities slightly higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.1%

Remarks by BOE policymaker, Ben Broadbent

The dollar keeps steadier in European morning trade
EUR/USD is keeping at the lows, down 0.2% to 1.1807 as the dollar maintains a slight advance amid the countdown to the US non-farm payrolls release at 1230 GMT.

What to anticipate ahead of the US non-farm payrolls release?
10-year Treasury yields are up 3 bps to 1.248% on the day as bond sellers are wrestling back some short-term momentum after seeing yields test the July low earlier in the week.