Golden Finance reported that according to Golden Ten, Pepperstone senior research strategist Michael Brown said, "I think the non-farm payrolls report will only encourage the dollar to continue to rise. This has been the market's preference for some time, and of course it will help strengthen "American exceptionalism." theme and should keep the Fed relatively hawkish compared with other G10 members. The biggest risk to the bullish view on the US dollar is that market participants may seek to take profits/reduce positions ahead of Trump's inauguration early next week.