Market Focus

On Tuesday, January 9, 2013, the economic calendar will be almost empty, while the most awaited news will be data on the number of open vacancies in the labor market of JOLTS USA. This indicator gives an opportunity to assess the state of the labor market and plays a significant role in assessing the situation on it. The indicator has a less strong impact on the movement of the US dollar, as published later Non Farm Payroll.

According to the forecast, in December the indicator rose to the level of 6.213M, versus the value of November at 5.996M. If the forecast is confirmed, the US dollar will receive some support, against which One should expect its growth in the range of 20-30 points against the basket of currencies.

Alexander Sivtsov