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The week ahead will see a pickup in activity. The economic calendar stands out with the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve due to hold their respective monetary policy meetings. On the economic front, there is plenty of data to keep…
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The monthly nonfarm payrolls report surprised with the unemployment rate falling to 3.5%. This marked the lowest unemployment levels since 1959. Payrolls grew by 136,000 missing the estimates of 145,000. The payroll figures for August…
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Traders are looking to the monthly nonfarm payrolls due later this afternoon. The release will no doubt shape the decision of monetary policymakers. According to the economists polled, the monthly payrolls for September is forecast to…
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Traders will be looking to the (Automatic Data Processing) ADP payrolls report due later today. The report released by the private payrolls processing firm ADP will set the tone for this Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report. But given the…
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Consumer Confidence continued to recover in August at a faster pace than economists had anticipated.  It closed the gap from June's decline at 121.5 and improved the positive average. Expectations are for the CB's monthly index to…
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics will be releasing the monthly nonfarm payrolls report today. Economists forecast that the payrolls report for August will be a tad softer. The US unemployment rate is forecast to remain steady at 3.7% in…
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The week ahead looks to a new trading month with the central bank meetings and some key economic indicators coming out from the United States. The data over the week will certainly bring some volatility back as investors wait for more…
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The much-awaited monthly payrolls data will be coming out today. Forecasts point to payrolls rising at a slower pace this month. Economists polled expect that nonfarm payrolls will rise 160k in July. This marks a slower pace of increase…
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