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Investors turn their attention to the US jobs market today. The official payrolls report will be released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Heading into the event, the median estimates point to the fact that the US economy added…
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The markets will see somewhat of a short trading week once again with most of the European markets closed due to the Labor day bank holiday. The week ahead will be dominated by data from the United States which includes high impact reports…
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Economic data from the United States continues with the release of the producer prices index and the weekly jobless claims tomorrow. Producer prices, seen as a leading indicator to gauge inflation, grew at a slower pace in February. But…
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The European Central Bank will be releasing its monetary policy meeting accounts today. The minutes cover the monetary policy meeting held in early March. Back then, policymakers in the eurozone decided to leave all key interest rates…
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The markets are heading into a busy second half of the week with still a lot of data due to come over. Today, the non-manufacturing PMI report from the Institute of Supply Management will be coming out. This is followed up by the ADP…
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The big macroeconomic event for the week is coming up with the release of February US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) at 08:30 EST (or 14:30 CET). The release comes with a host of other data besides employment figures and has a habit of…
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Coming up this week, we have a series of data releases relating to the US housing situation.  However, these might be a bit overshadowed considering the all-important NFP release coming up at the end of the week. We've discussed…
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The latest monthly jobs report from the United States showed that the economy posted a steady pace of job growth during January. The data comes despite the U.S. government shutdown. Data from the U.S. Labor Department showed that the…
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