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Preview: February non-farm payrolls by the numbers. A Good Friday report

• A preview of the February 2026 non-farm payrolls report

Pres Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi

• Todd Blanche is the acting Attorney General. Reports are that he eyes Lee Zeldin too

Trump: The biggest bridge comes tumbling down. It is time for Iran to make a deal

The USDCHF based at a key support target and it led to bounce. What does that tell you?

• While the price was selling off yesterday, it ran into a channel trend line and stalled. Risk could be defined and limited against the trend line and a moving average as well. Knowing risk is important.

NZDUSD: The traders are banging on the floor.

• The NZDUSD buyers are holding support at the floor, but sellers remain in control.

USDCAD reverses higher today and reversing the declines from the last two days

• The price has moved back toward the Monday closing level. Back above the 100 hour MA and looks toward swing area target at 1.39246 to 1.3937

US initial jobless claims 202K vs 212K estimate

• The weekly initial and continuing claims

US February trade balance -57.30 billion vs -61.00 billion expected

• US trade balance data for February 2026

The good times are over. Stocks lower, yields higher and oil higher. The USD is back up.

• In the kickstart video, I take a technical look at the EURUSD, USDJPY and GBPUSD

US March Challenger layoffs 60.620k vs 48.307k prior

• Latest data released by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. - 2 April 2026

Dollar back in favour as Trump address dims market optimism

• Letting things continue for a few more weeks is not what markets wanted to hear

NZDUSD backs off after 200 hour is approached and sellers lean

• The 200 hour MA at 0.57808 currently could not be broken. on the rise. The price has backtracked to the 100 hour MA at 0.57406.

Iran's Pres Pezeskian : Iranian people harbor no enmity toward other nations

French Navy chief speaking regarding the Strait of Hormuz

• Yesterday Trump had a scathing comment on France.

White House: Pres Trump to reiterate 2 to 3 week timetable for end of war

• Trump is to make an address tonight at 9 PM