The Euro is experiencing losses against the US dollar as the European session draws to a close. The EUR/USD pair slides back to the 1.0919 zone, at the time of writing, as the American currency advances further. The USD Index maintains a positive mood past 102.76. Spanish unemployment shrank by …
Read More »Unemployment rate in the eurozone is different from expectations and settles at 6.4%.
The unemployment rate in the euro area stabilized at 6.4%, contrary to expectations that it would rise to 6.5% in June, compared to 6.7% in the same period of 2022. The number of unemployed fell by 62,000 from the previous month to 10.814 million. Meanwhile, the youth unemployment rate, which …
Read More »GBP/USD drops amid strong US dollar
The GBP/USD pair dropped in early trading due to strong US dollar strength, driven by upbeat UK retail sales data. The recent UK inflation report repricing of the Bank of England’s interest rate expectations led to a 50% chance of a 50 bps rate hike projected by the swaps market. …
Read More »Canada’s Job Market Unexpectedly Shrinks in May, Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.2%
Canada’s economy unexpectedly lost 17,300 jobs in May, following a gain of 41,400 in April, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Friday. The net change in employment missed the market expectation of a gain of 23,200 jobs for May. As a result, Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 5.2% …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 25/05/2023
US data pointed to a resilient economy while progress on US debt ceiling talks remained elusive, helping Treasury yields higher and the US Dollar to score its highest level in over two months. Traders were wary of a possible default in early June while US President Joe Biden and top …
Read More »UK ILO Unemployment Rate holds steady at 3.7% in December
According to the latest data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Tuesday, the UK’s ILO Unemployment Rate remained unchanged at 3.7% in December vs. the 3.7% expected while the claimant count change showed a decline in the reported month. The number of people claiming jobless benefits fell …
Read More »The unemployment rate in the eurozone was unchanged in November as expected
The European Union’s statistics office (Eurostat) said on Monday that the unemployment rate in the euro zone was unchanged in November and remained at a record low level as expected, as the number of unemployed fell slightly. He added that the unemployment rate in the 20 euro countries was 6.5 …
Read More »Bezos Versus Yellen, Is US In A Recession?
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that she did not see signs of a recession in the near term as the US economy rebounded from six months of contraction.Yellen also noted the third quarter GDP data released Thursday underscored the strength of the US economy less than two weeks from the …
Read More »Fed’s Mester: Risk ahead if Fed doesn’t sufficiently hike rates
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester reiterated on Tuesday that policymakers have not achieved much in their endeavors nor made any progress on lowering inflation.The US Dollar Index stays under bearish pressure despite these hawkish comments and was last seen losing 0.43% on the day at 112.70.Key Quotes“Monetary …
Read More »UK unemployment hits 48-year low
Unemployment data has just been released in the UK, which reports that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since 1974 as more people leave the labor market, adding pressure on wages, and threatening to exacerbate the inflation crisis. Data from the Office for National Statistics released today, …
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