EUR/USD has risen above Thursday’s daily highs is trading at 1.1572, gaining 0.17% during the New York session. Earlier in the American session, it reached a daily high at 1.1586, but as most G8 currencies, retreated the move.Despite an awful US employment report, the market seems aware that nothing will …

U. S. President Biden on Friday brushed off a second month of disappointing jobs growth figures, claiming “monthly totals bounce around” before walking off without taking reporters’ questions.Biden spoke about 90 minutes later than scheduled and emphasized that the unemployment rate dropped to 4.8 percent in September; the lowest since …

At the meeting of finance ministers of the Eurozone in Luxembourg on Oct. 4, one prominent regular attendee was missing. Olaf Scholz, Germany’s finance minister and vice chancellor since 2018, was otherwise occupied in Berlin.Eight days earlier, his Social Democratic Party had won national elections under his leadership, making him …

U.S. jobs rose by 194,000 in September, below economists’ average estimates for a gain of 500,000 jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday. But the data was mixed, with August’s jobs number revised upward by 131,000.The combination may give the U.S. Federal Reserve more flexibility after Chair Jerome Powell signaled recently …

Investors’ prevalent sentiment tends to be overwhelmed by hesitation and confusion which have become an inseparable part of the scene because the implications of the NFP jobs data announced Friday.The stock market was wavering on Friday after the September jobs report missed estimates, though the data were better than the …

Baker Hughes on Friday reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil climbed by five to 433 this week. That followed increases in each of last four weeks. The total active U.S. rig count, which includes those drilling for natural gas, also climbed by five to stand …

The job data announced Friday by the Labor Department imply more dollar-printing from the Federal Reserve until investors have a rethink.While America gained only 194,000 positions in September, upside revisions and silver linings such as temporary Delta-related halts changed the direction.As the expectation for Fed’s tapering has become lower, the …

U.S. job growth fell to the slowest pace of 2021 in September, as the Delta variant and a persistent shortage of workers restrained the ability of companies to hire or attract more workforce. The U. S. economy created 194,000 jobs in September, the smallest gain since December 2020 and down …

America added far fewer jobs in September than expected, but investors didn’t seem too disappointed. Stocks were flat Friday as Wall Street took to some comfort that the unemployment rate continues to drop after the pandemic-fueled spike last year.The Dow rose about 20 points, or 0.1%, shortly after the opening, …

The U. S. dollar’s dominant role in global markets is most likely to continue, but the rapid rise of cryptocurrencies may diminish the dollar’s status, according to a new paper by the Federal Reserve. Private digital currencies, such as Bitcoin and Ether, as well as government backed coins, could reduce …