When will the ADP Jobs Survey will be released and how could it affect EUR/USD?

The ADP Research Institute is expected to report on Wednesday that the private sector added 150,000 new positions in February.  

In case the data comes in below 100,000, this could be seen as a sign of a weakening labor market and make it difficult for the USD to find demand. On the other hand, a print between 150,000 and 200,000 could provide a boost to the currency with the immediate reaction. If the data arrives near the market consensus, wage inflation figures could drive the USD’s valuation. An increase of 5.5% or higher in annual pay could be seen as a USD-positive print.

Ahead of Fed Chairman Powell’s testimony and Friday’s jobs report, however, investors could refrain from taking large positions based only on the ADP data. Hence, the market reaction could remain short-lived.

Eren Sengezer, European Session Lead Analyst, shares a brief technical outlook for EUR/USD:

“The 100-day and the 200-day Simple Moving Averages (SMA) form a pivot level for the pair at 1.0830. Technical buyers could remain interested as long as this level holds as support. On the upside, 1.0950 (Fibonacci 23.6% retracement of the October-December uptrend) could be seen as the next resistance ahead of 1.1000 (psychological level, static level). If the pair returns below 1.0830 and starts using this level as resistance, 1.0800 (Fibonacci 50% retracement) could be seen as interim support before 1.0700 (Fibonacci 61.8% retracement)