The Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report is a monthly US labor market indicator that measures the number of jobs added or lost in the previous month. The NFP report is released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is usually available on the first Friday of each month.

The NFP report is a significant economic indicator that can have a big impact on the global financial markets. Here are some reasons why the NFP report is important:

Forex market
The NFP report is one of the most significant news announcements in the foreign exchange (forex) market, causing large movements in the market.

Interest rate policy
The Federal Reserve pays close attention to the NFP report when setting interest rate policy.

Economic expansion
Increasing NFP numbers may indicate economic expansion, but they may also be a sign of inflation.

Economic concerns
Decreasing NFP numbers may indicate broader economic concerns.

There are two ways to trade the NFP report:

Before the release
Use deductive reasoning to predict the market's direction before the NFP number is released.
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