EUR/USD rebounds to 1.1660 as weak US data fuels Fed cut bets

• Euro trims losses but stays below 1.1700 as JOLTS weakness and factory order plunge weigh on the Greenback.
• Markets price over 90% probability of September Fed cut, according to Prime Market Terminal rate probabilities tool.
• Fed officials Kashkari, Bostic, and Musalem stress inflation fight, while Waller keeps backing rate reduction.

The EUR/USD trims some of Tuesday's losses though it remains shy of claiming the 1.1700 figure, despite broad US Dollar weakness across the board. Economic data in the US strengthened the chances that the Federal Reserve could resume its easing cycle at the September meeting. The pair trades at 1.1656, up 0.17%.

Euro advances amid Dollar softness, with markets eyeing NFPs despite hawkish Fed pushback on easing

An improvement in market mood prompted investors to buy the Euro, following a worse than expected Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report for July. As the number of vacancies diminished and Factory Orders plunged, the Greenback depreciated against the single currency.

After the data, the chances that the Fed will cut rates as odds remain above 90%, revealed the Prime Market Terminal interest rate probabilities tool.

Fed officials push back against rate cut pricing

Federal Reserve officials led by Minnesota's Fed Neel Kashkari and Atlanta's Fed Raphael Bostic were hawkish, saying that bringing inflation towards the Fed's 2% goal is the priority, acknowledged that the labor market is cooling.

St. Louis Fed Alberto Musalem remains the most hawkish member of the board, said that current restrictive monetary policy stance is in the right place. Meanwhile, Fed Governor Christopher Waller continued its campaign to reduce rates at the September meeting.

Traders' eyes shift to Nonfarm Payroll figures on Friday, with economists expecting the economy to add 75K jobs in August. Before that, Initial Jobless Claims on Thursday and the ADP National Employment Change, could be a prelude of what's coming in the labor market.

Daily digest market movers: US Dollar weakness underpins Euro toward 1.1700

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that job vacancies slipped in July, with openings falling to 7.181 million from 7.357 million in the prior month. Hiring edged higher by 41,000, while layoffs climbed by 12,000. Economists linked the cooling labor market to tariffs introduced by President Donald Trump.
• Meanwhile, data from the US Census Bureau revealed that Factory Orders contracted by -1.3% MoM in July, slightly better than the forecasted -1.4% decline. Coupled with Tuesday's ISM Manufacturing PMI, the figures underscored persistent weakness across the manufacturing sector.
• Consequently, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the performance of the buck's value against a basket of six currencies, is down 0.16% at 98.16 as of writing.
• Broad Dollar weakness, sponsored a leg up in the EUR/USD as the latest HCOB Services PMI in August for the European Union (EU) missed forecasts of 50.7, came in at 50.5.
• Other data in the EU showed that Producer Prices dupped in the EU increased by 0.4% MoM in July down from 0.8% print in June. In the twelve months to July, prices rose 0.2% down from 0.6% a year ago.
• Expectations that the Fed will reduce rates at the September meeting continued to trend higher. The Prime Market Terminal interest rate probability tool had priced in an 96% chance of the Fed easing policy by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.00%--4.25%. The ECB is likely to keep rates unchanged, with a 90% probability, and only a 10% chance of a 25-bps cut.

Technical outlook: EUR/USD poised to remain within the 1.1650-1.1700 range

The EUR/USD has risen past 1.1650, which has opened the door for a test of 1.1700. Although the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has turned bullish, it remains far from clearing its latest peak, an indication that in the last 14 days, consolidation has been the name of the game.

Nevertheless, if EUR/USD climbs past September 1 high of 1.1736, a test of 1.1800 and the year-to-date (YTD) high of 1.1829 is on the cards. Otherwise, a daily close below 1.1650 could put into play the 1.1600 mark ahead of the 100-day SMA at 1.1520.