EUR/USD: A weaker dollar makes no dent in the pair

The FX board was unimpressed with the US employment figures, as majors barely move. EUR/USD is unable to advance beyond the 1.0800 level, at risk of accelerating south, according to FXStreet’s Chief Analyst Valeria Bednarik. 

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“The number of layoffs reported for US companies in April jumped to 671.129K from 222.288K in March. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended May 1 resulted in 3.17 million, worse than the 3 million expected.” 

“The 4-hour chart shows that the 20 SMA extends its sharp decline below the larger ones, a sign of increasing selling interest, while technical indicators remain within negative levels, with modest downward slopes.” 

“The EUR/USD pair needs now to break through 1.0760 to confirm a steeper decline during the upcoming sessions.”