U.S. and Canadian jobs data
Awaiting U.S. Labor Market Figures for January
February 7, 2025
The dollar is standing firm ahead of this morning’s release by the Labor Dept of last month’s jobless rate, growth in employment, and wage inflation. The greenback rose overnight by 0.3% against the yen and Swissy, 0.2% versus the euro and loonie, and 0.1% relative to the Australian and New Zealand currencies. Sterling is unchanged. […] More
Awaiting U.S. Jobs Data and Digesting Another Batch of PMI Results
November 3, 2023
Financial markets are marking time ahead of the U.S. Labor Dept’s October employment situation. The expectations is for a much smaller rise in jobs than in September. This month, like the last one, the ADP estimate of private sector employment pointed to tepid jobs growth. It didn’t turn out that way, but analysts doubt there […] More
