U. S. logistics still need time to catch up with manufacturing pace. Improving conditions for supply chain labour is an efficient solution. Some call for changing the U. S. transportation age and drug testing rules by the Transportation Department for truck drivers to make taking these jobs easier.Others urge the …
Read More »Baker Hughes: Oil and gas rigs increase for second week
The total active U.S. rig count, which includes those drilling for natural gas, climbed by six to stand at 550, according to Baker Hughes. December West Texas Intermediate crude continued to trade sharply higher, up $2.40, or 3.1%, at $81.21 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.U.S. energy firms …
Read More »Treasury Yields Fall After NFP Data
Treasury yield on 10-year bonds slides below 1.5%, extending a remarkably volatile week. U.S. government bonds rallied after a better-than-expected jobs report Friday, sending the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note below 1.5% for the first time in about a month.The yield on the 10-year note recently traded at …
Read More »Biden Praises NFP Data
U. S. President Joe Biden praised the October jobs report on Friday, saying the strong gains in employment and the falling unemployment rate are evidence that his economic plan is working.Despite the recent job gains, inflation and a global supply chain crisis continue to haunt several Americans’ sentiments about the …
Read More »Silver Higher, Gold retests $1,800 after Positive NFP Data
Silver (XAG/USD) advances for the second successive session, up 1.08% trading at $24.02 during the New York session. On Friday, the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed its Nonfarm Payrolls report for October, which reported the creation of 531000 new jobs added to the U. S. economy, higher than …
Read More »EUR/USD declines below 1.1520 after NFP data
The EUR/USD pair slid under renewed pressure and touched its weakest record level of 2021 below 1.1520 on Friday after the US jobs report showed that Nonfarm Payrolls rose by 531,000 in October, surpassing the market consensus of 425,000.The latest rebound in EUR/USD seems to be a technical correction with …
Read More »NFP Preview: Forecasts From Four Major Banks
NFP is set to be released on Friday, November 5 at 12:30 GMT. here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of four major banks regarding the upcoming employment data SocGen “In our forecast for a 520K job increase in October, the first consideration is a neutral contribution from …
Read More »Investors Await RBA’s Monetary Policy Statement
Any changes in the RBA’s monetary policy statement report is expected to affect the AUD volatility. If the RBA statement shows a hawkish trend, that is seen as positive for the AUD, while a dovish outlook is seen as negative.The Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy statement will be released …
Read More »Market Drivers – U. S. Session – 04-11-2021
Inflation is still the one issue that irritates fiscal policymakers and the officials of the central banks across the Atlantic.On Thursday’s session, the U. S. dollar was the unchallenged winner. The USD was able to resume its advance and reached fresh weekly highs against high yielding rivals. On the other …
Read More »U. S. Dollar returns with retribution
On Thursday’s session, the U. S. dollar is the unchallenged winner. The USD was able to resume its advance and reached fresh weekly highs against high yielding rivals.On the other hand, safe-haven assets edged higher against the USD, although without breaking any critical level.The Bank of England had a monetary …
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