# Euro started the week under pressure from US statistics

> US October nonfarm payrolls increased by 165,000, well above forecasts of about 65,000, while unemployment fell to 4.1%. The dollar index rose about 0.7% after the data, and EUR/USD fell toward 1.1150 as markets reassessed the outlook for Federal Reserve policy.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T09:10:00.681Z
- Category: macro · region United States and Eurozone · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89148-euro-started-the-week-under-pressure-from-us-statistics
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Resilient US employment may delay monetary easing or increase the prospect of tighter policy, supporting the dollar and weighing on the euro.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| DXY | 2023-02-22 | [Stocks, rand still under pressure as investors fear higher US rates, SA power woes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37618-stocks-rand-still-under-pressure-as-investors-fear-higher-us-rates-sa-power-woes.md) | +0.6% | +0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2017-08-31 | [EUR/USD still under pressure – Danske Bank — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69668-eur-usd-still-under-pressure-danske-bank-octa.md) | +0.8% | -1.3% |
| EURUSD | 2022-12-15 | [Dollar gains after hawkish Fed, pound under pressure from dovish BOE - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38479-dollar-gains-after-hawkish-fed-pound-under-pressure-from-dovish-boe-the.md) | -0.5% | +1.5% |
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## Sources

- kurs.com.ua: https://kurs.com.ua/en/novost/1487519-evro-rozpochav-tizhden-pid-tiskom-amerikanskoyi-statistiki

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