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There were 184,000 US Initial Jobless Claims in the week ending on 16 April, the latest data released by the US Department of Labour showed on Thursday, a tad above the expected decline to 180,000 from 186,000 a week earlier. That meant the four-week average number of initial claims rose …

The GBP/USD pair has dipped back under 1.3100 as it weakens in tandem with the euro post-dovish ECB policy announcement. The pair remains at risk of falling to sub-1.3000 levels amid the risk of more BoE/Fed policy divergence.Though the currency hasn’t been weighed as badly as its euro counterpart, the …

There were 185,000 initial jobless claims in the US on the week ending on 9 April, the latest report from the US Depart of Labour showed on Thursday. That was a little above expectation for a rise to 171,000 from 167,000 one week prior. The four-week average number of initial …

The AUD/USD bulls back off as the US dollar firms up again. The Australian jobs will be a key event for this week, as will the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.At 0.7458, AUD/USD remains in bullish territory, higher by some 0.6% but is losing steam as the greenback recovers in …

Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday the central bank’s top goal is to reduce soaring inflation, and she expressed confidence the central bank can moderate price pressures without triggering an economic downturn.“Inflation is too high,” said Fed governor Lael Brainard, who is awaiting Senate confirmation to serve as the Fed’s …

The Bank of Canada is expected to announce its first oversized interest-rate hike in more than two decades after hawkish comments from the country’s top monetary policymakers and central bankers and growing signals that the economy is overheating. On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada will announce its decision on monetary …

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the March Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Tuesday, April 8 at 12:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of 7 major banks regarding the upcoming US inflation print. …

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the March Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Tuesday, April 8 at 12:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of 12 major banks regarding the upcoming US inflation print. …

Markets still hope for an the earnings season that is better than expectations. Robust support is seen with a stronger labour market. The US economy is in great shape from that perspective. Equity markets are expected to rebound. Markets are also looking for them to go back up toward their …

There were 166,000 Initial Jobless Claims in the US in the week ending on 2 April, the latest release from the US Department of Labour on Thursday showed, a record low.That was well below the median economist forecast for a reading of 200,000 and a steep drop from the prior …