Forex Daily Close — 6 August 2026

With the daily candle printed, here is the session scorecard. Gold (XAU/USD) finished the strongest of our board, rallied hard to 4,299 (+1.25%), while AUD/USD brought up the rear, closing at 0.7036 (-0.30%).

Closing board

• EUR/USD 1.1527 (-0.26%)
• GBP/USD 1.3454 (-0.12%)
• USD/JPY 158.46 (+0.54%)
• AUD/USD 0.7036 (-0.30%)
• USD/ZAR 16.34 (+0.21%)
• Gold (XAU/USD) 4,299 (+1.25%)

What drove the session

• New Zealand Dollar drops amid a firmer US Dollar *(FXStreet)*
• investingLive Asia-pacific FX news wrap 6 Aug: USD moves higher with yields ahead of US jobs report *(ForexLive)*
• Forex Today: US Dollar firms ahead of Nonfarm Payrolls as Hormuz risk returns *(FXStreet)*
• Thailand: Supply-led pressures and prolonged hold for BoT – UOB *(FXStreet)*
• Economic and event calendar in Asia Friday, August 7, 2026 - Fed speaker, Chinese trade data *(ForexLive)*

Tomorrow's watchlist

• Fri 12:30 UTC — CAD Employment Change (high impact) — forecast 17.8K, previous 18.2K
• Fri 12:30 UTC — CAD Unemployment Rate (high impact) — forecast 6.5%, previous 6.5%
• Fri 12:30 UTC — USD Average Hourly Earnings m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.3%, previous 0.3%
• Fri 12:30 UTC — USD Non-Farm Employment Change (high impact) — forecast 85K, previous 57K
• Fri 12:30 UTC — USD Unemployment Rate (high impact) — forecast 4.2%, previous 4.2%

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