The Unemployment Rate in Canada declined to 5.2% in September from 5.4% in August with the Net Change in Employment coming in at 21.1K, slightly better than the market expectation of 20K, the data published by Statistics Canada showed. The Canadian dollar managed to stay resilient against the greenback, which …

Nonfarm Payrolls in the US rose by 263,000 in September, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Friday. This reading followed August’s increase of 315,000 and came in better than the market expectation of 250,000. Further details of the report revealed that the Unemployment Rate …

Oil prices rose on Friday and headed for gains for the second week in a row, supported by the decision of OPEC + to make the largest supply cut since 2020, despite concerns about a recession and higher interest rates. The cut decided by the OPEC + cartel, which includes …

Japanese technology stocks fell Friday, October 7, as Sharp Corp and other concerns about the sector’s future were hurt, after warning signs from abroad from Advanced Micro Devices and Samsung Electronics. In contrast, travel-related stocks – including airlines, rail operators and supermarkets – rose before borders reopen next week to …

The pan-European STOXX 600 index declined on Friday, led by semiconductor manufacturers, after weak reports from Samsung and Advanced Micro Devices. At the same time, recession fears persisted amid signs that central banks will remain decisive in tightening monetary policy. The Stoxx 600 index was down 0.2 percent by 0704 …

Top U.S. senators from both parties on Thursday gave momentum to a bill pressuring OPEC+ after the group announced a deep cut in oil production this week despite lobbying by President Joe Biden’s administration to keep the taps open. The so-called No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) bill gained …

Oil prices stabilized on Friday, before the announcement of important US economic data, after rising more than one percent in the previous session, after the decision of the OPEC + group of oil producers regarding production targets. By 0339 GMT, Brent crude futures fell 11 cents to $94.31 a barrel. …

Gold prices stabilized on Friday, October 7, ahead of a US jobs report that may support investors’ expectations regarding the path of the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, and is heading towards the largest weekly increase since March. By 01:23 GMT, there was little change in gold in …

On Thursday, the dollar extended the rally that began on Wednesday, as investors awaited the US jobs and inflation data, looking for indications that may mean reducing the intensity of the interest rate hike and reducing the rise of the US currency. The euro fell 0.27 percent to $0.9859, after …

Nonfarm Payrolls in the US are expected to appear above “normal” once again. That would affirm that the US employment situation remains “hot”, and that the Fed can focus on getting inflation down. According to the latest BLS report, there were over 10.1M job openings, but just 6.0M people were …