Dow jumped 700 points on the US hot jobs report as Nasdaq notched sixth straight winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged for its best day since January as traders cheered a strong jobs report and the passage of a debt ceiling bill that averts a US default.shares popped …
Read More »NFP could bring about one more hike in June
Data released on Friday, showed Nonfarm Payrolls rose by 339K in May surpassing expectations. Analysts point out payroll strength keeps the door open for another rate hike by the Federal Reserve in June. The two-month net revisions also added a notable 93k jobs to the employment series, which resulted in …
Read More »US Nonfarm Payrolls rise 339,000 in May
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday that Nonfarm Payrolls rose 339,000 in May. This reading surpassed the market expectation of 190,000 by a wide margin. April’s reading of 253,000 also got revised higher to 294,000. The Unemployment Rate climbed to 3.7% from 3.4% in the same …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 01/06/2023
American crude oil fell early on Friday. After gaining the most in a month the day before, WTI crude oil loses upward momentum at $70.00 early on Friday in Asia. The price of oil both illustrates the normal pre-NFP market positioning and supports the price-depressing catalysts coming from the energy …
Read More »NFP data expectations by key bank experts
Experts from a number of key banks do expect labour market to lose momentum only slowly. On Friday, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics will release the May jobs report and as markets get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of 10 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 04/05/2023
Wall Street dropped again due to banking concerns, and US bond yields hit fresh monthly lows amid expectations of rate cuts from the Federal Reserve during the second half of the year. Although the US Dollar Index (DXY) rose modestly, boosted by the decline in EUR/USD, the Greenback lost ground …
Read More »AUD/USD under pressure post-NFP data
The monthly employment report from the United States was sufficient to resurrect worries about economic growth and the possibility of entering a recession. After a long weekend, Australia will announce Westpac Consumer Confidence.The AUD/USD pair falls for a sixth day in a row close to the 0.6600 level. After Wall …
Read More »US Nonfarm Payrolls rise by 236,000 in March
Nonfarm Payrolls increased by 236,000 in March, according to statistics released on Friday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This result follows February’s print of 326,000 and came in slightly below the market consensus of 240,000. (revised from 311,000).
Read More »Friday’s NFP reading to set the scene for noteworthy scenarios
On Friday, when markets are closed worldwide for Easter, the official US jobs report will be released. The increase in nonfarm payrolls for March is anticipated to be 240,000. The trade volume on Friday is probably going to be thin, with volatility spiking around the NFP report. There won’t be …
Read More »Latest data push US stocks higher ahead of NFP
In tumultuous trading on Thursday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained, aided in part by a surge in Alphabet shares as investors anticipated new jobs data in the wake of recent indications of a slowing economy. Alphabet Inc. increased by 3.5%, and Microsoft increased by 2.2%, both of which contributed …
Read More »