US jobs report

Summary: US. unemployment rate steady at 4.1% in November US. economy adds 228k jobs in November, higher than forecasts of 198k October’s payrolls revised to 244k from 261k previously Average hourly earnings rise 0.2% on the…
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The much awaiting monthly payroll figures from the US showed that the economy was hit by the two hurricanes in September. However, the underlying data although a bit distorted suggests long-term pressures building up. Summary:…
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The much-anticipated payrolls report for the month of July came with a lot of positives. The data helped the US dollar to recover from the strong losses that have been mounting. In a week that saw the ISM’s manufacturing and…
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The US Jobs Report came in with a positive surprise across the board, most of the numbers came in higher than expected, despite the fact that many of the employment components that were released for the past few weeks were pointing to a…
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Summary: Nonfarm payrolls employment rose 138k in May, missing forecasts of 184k March and April payrolls revised down by 66k Unemployment rate falls to a 16-year low at 4.3% Underemployment slips to 8.6% a new cyclical low…
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The week ahead will some important economic releases that will no doubt fuel speculation for the upcoming central bank decisions in June. Wage and price data will most likely influence the FOMC and the ECB meetings coming up later during…
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In the next few hours, all eyes across the board are headed toward the US once again, as we all wait for the US Jobs Report for the month of April. This report is likely to have a notable impact on the markets, whatever the outcome is.…
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After a lack of fundamentals on Thursday combined with low liquidity, the big day is ahead of the US, which set to have higher volume and key economic releases. All eyes are headed toward the US Jobs Report today for the month of March,…
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The British pound saw renewed favor among the bears after British PM Theresa May said last weekend that the country was likely to start the Brexit negotiations as early as March 2017. The news sent the British pound sinking to 31-year lows.…
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Image via donielle/ Flickr Friday's nonfarm payrolls report from the Bureau of Labor statistics showed that the US economy added a lot more jobs that what was expected. The data showed 287k jobs being added in the month of June, which…
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