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The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the November jobs report on Friday, December 2 at 13:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of 4 major banks regarding the upcoming employment data. Expectations are for …

On Friday, all eyes will be on the US non-farm payrolls reading during the first week of a new month. The all-important data will be attentively watched by all market players to see whether the aggressive rate-rising policy of the US central bank is knocking the labour market which has …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell on Wednesday as Wall Street is walking through ponds of economic data and investors await this afternoon speech on the US economy by Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Powell will give his speech before Brookings Institute.The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that GDP increased at …

The data published by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) showed on Wednesday that private sector employment in the US rose by 127,000 in November. This reading came in weaker than the market expectation for an increase of 200,000. The publication further revealed that annual pay was up 7.6% yearly in November. …

On Wednesday, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said the central bank needed to keep inflation expectations anchored. In a report published Wednesday, the ECB said households and businesses were under pressure from high rates, a poor economic outlook and monetary tightening; but government support needed to be “targeted.”De Guindos …

Regarding the monetary policy statement, the Fed acknowledged that US economic growth was slowing down in spending and production and commented that labour market conditions remain “robust” and the unemployment rate is slow. Fed policymakers added that inflation remains elevated, a reflection of the supply/demand imbalances blamed on the pandemic …

FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell comments on the policy outlook after the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the policy rate by 75 basis points to the range of 3.75-4% following the November policy meeting.Key Quotes“If we overtighten then we have the ability with our tools to support economic activity.”“On the other …

The data published by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) showed on Wednesday that private sector employment in the US rose by 239,000 in October. This reading came in better than the market expectation of 193,000. September print of 208,000 got revised down to 192,000. Commenting on the data, “this is a …

There were 214,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending October 14, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print follows the previous week’s downward revised reading of 226,000 and beats market expectations for a rise to 230,000. Further details of the …

Susan Collins, the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said Monday that a higher unemployment rate will be needed to bring down inflation from unusually high levels, but also suggested any economic downturn would likely be modest.In her first speech as Boston Fed president, Collins said the …