NFP

Despite having relatively low unemployment, there is a significant problem within the US labor market. The issue isn't directly the number of jobs created, as that has been well above the pre-pandemic average. Which means that once again…
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Although always important, employment data from the US is expected to take a bit of a back seat right after the Fed raised rates by 50 basis points. And the Fed is expected to do the same at the next meeting. So, unless there is some major…
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Get ready to trade the NFP LIVE with a seasoned analyst! Our resident market strategist David Kindley will be going live to give you exclusive insights into this month’s non-farm payrolls data release. Last month, non-farm payrolls…
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Tomorrow we have what is likely to be the biggest event for the markets this week. The Fed will release the minutes of their last meeting. With all the expectations over what the Fed will do at its next meeting, there will be a lot of…
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Markets got a bit shaken after we got the ADP employment figures for January yesterday. Of course, we should note that ADP has lost its reputation for being able to predict where the NFP will come out. However, it can still influence…
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Yesterday, we had the report of job creation in the US from the ADP, which provided some encouraging signs for what we might get from NFP tomorrow. Of course, the ADP has lost a bit of its predictive capacity, and the numbers it reports…
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Every new bit of information about the omicron variant of covid has been jostling the markets lately. So. many might have forgotten that tomorrow is the release of NFP data. On the other hand, maybe for some, it might seem like "old" data,…
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Yesterday, the Fed announced their taper in line with expectations, right down to downplaying the potential for a hike coming soon. They did acknowledge that inflation was a problem though. This means that the markets' attention is…
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