Foreign investment boosts SA bonds, but equities remain unattractive.

The Australian Dollar (AUD) could continue to weaken, but it does seem to have sufficient momentum to break clearly below 0.6820 for now.

The Australian Dollar dropped during the North American session after September’s jobs report in the United States (US), suggesting that the Federal Reserve (Fed) would not cut rates by 50 basis points (bps) at the November meeting.

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) slipped further on Friday, driven lower by a broad-market extension of recent Greenback bidding that sent the US Dollar higher across the board after US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) figures widely outran expectations.

LODNON :The dollar hovered near a six-week high on Friday ahead of crucial jobs data that could dictate the path of U.S. interest rates, while the pound gained some ground after a steep selloff a day earlier.The dollar got a boost from safe-haven demand as investors weighed up the widening Middle East confli

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rallied after US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) jobs figures blew past expectations.

The EUR/JPY cross meets with some supply during the Asian session on Friday and for now, seems to have snapped a two-day winning streak to the weekly peak, around mid-162.00s touched the previous day.

The Euro (EUR) is expected to trade between 1.1000 and 1.0050.

Here is what you need to know on Friday, October 4: The US Dollar (USD) Index, which tracks the USD's valuation against a basket of six major currencies, extended its weekly uptrend and registered its highest daily close since mid-August on Thursday.

The GBP/JPY cross finds some near the 191.70 region on Friday and for now, seems to have stalled the overnight sharp pullback from a one-week high – levels beyond the 195.00 psychological mark.

The GBP/USD pair struggles to gain ground near 1.3125 during the Asian session on Friday.

Weakness has not stabilized. The Pound Sterling (GBP) could dip to 1.3080 before stabilisation can be expected.

Gold (XAU/USD) weakens into the $2,650s on Friday as traders sell the asset and the US Dollar strengthens on the back of strong US labor market data. The US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report for September showed an improvement in almost all metrics including payrolls themselves, the Unemployment Rate and average hourly earnings.

Gold price retraces after a stronger-than-expected US jobs report hinted that the labor market remains solid and that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will likely ease policy in 25-basis-point (bps) chunks.

Gold price (XAU/USD) extends its sideways consolidative price move in a familiar range held since the beginning of the current week as traders await a fresh catalyst before positioning for the next leg of a directional move.

The Mexican Peso (MXN) loses some of its earlier gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday following the release of the US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report, the most significant labor market release for the United States (US). The report showed an improvement in almost all employment metrics, including payrolls, the Unemployment Rate and Average Hourly Earnings.

The NZD/USD pair edges higher to around 0.6215 on Friday during the early Asian trading hours.

NZD/USD extends its losing streak, trading around 0.6200 during the early European hours on Friday.

The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) could continue to weaken; oversold conditions suggest any decline is unlikely to break below the significant support at 0.6170.

The Pound Sterling (GBP) slides below the round-level support of 1.3100 against the US Dollar (USD) in Friday’s New York session.

The Pound Sterling (GBP) slides below the round-level support of 1.3100 against the US Dollar (USD) in Friday’s New York session.

The US Dollar (USD) Index (DXY) climbed into a fifth consecutive bullish day on Friday, driven higher by better-than-expected US Nonfarm Payrolls figures.

The US Dollar (USD) ties up with gains and is set to close off this week with nearly 2% gains in the US Dollar Index (DXY). The greenback gains after first the Nonfarm Payrolls print of 254,000 against the expected 140,000 was an out of this world

The USD/CAD pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's strong move up to a one-and-half-week top and oscillates in a range around mid-1.3500s during the Asian session on Friday.