U.S. nonfarm payroll jobs
A Slew of Market Factors this Friday
August 7, 2015
The dollar has risen 0.4% against the euro, loonie and sterling. It got a boost from the monthly Labor Department jobs report, which showed Unchanged unemployment (5.3%), participation rate (62.6%), and jobs-to-population ratio of 59.3%. The creation of 215K nonfarm payroll jobs last month, slightly less than forecast, but a combined 14K upward revision to […] More
Good Friday and a U.S. Jobs Report
April 6, 2012
Good Friday is one of the three business days of the year with the most market closures. The range of closures today includes The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Canada. In the United States, the Labor Department will report March job […] More
U.S. and Canadian Jobs Day
October 7, 2011
Markets have absorbed yesterday’s ECB and Bank of England policy announcements and now look ahead to the release of North American September employment data. Weak U.S. jobs numbers are anticipated. The dollar shows overnight losses of 0.4% against sterling, 0.3% versus the Aussie dollar and 0.1% against the Swissie and kiwi. The greenback has gained […] More
