There were 898,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending October 10th, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 845,000 (revised from 840,000) and came in worse than the market expectation of …
Read More »US: Annual Core PPI Rises to 1.2% in September
The Producer Price Index (PPI) in the US for final demand ticked higher to 0.4% on a monthly basis in September from 0.3% in August, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Wednesday. On a yearly basis, the PPI rose to 0.4% from -0.2% and …
Read More »US Consumer Prices Slowed in September For The Fourth Consecutive Month
Consumer prices in the United States rose in September for the fourth month in a row but at a slower pace amid noticeable weakness in the economy as it gradually recovered from recession due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The US Labor Department said on Tuesday that its consumer price index …
Read More »US Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to 840K
There were 840,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending October 3rd, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 849,000 (revised from 837,000) and came in slightly worse than the market expectation …
Read More »Oil Maintains Gains After Trump Returns to The White House
Oil prices rose in early trading Tuesday after US President Donald Trump returned to the White House from the hospital after being admitted to receive treatment for the Corona virus last Friday, while another hurricane swept through the Gulf of Mexico in the United States. Prices fell sharply last Friday …
Read More »NFP Rise by 661K in September
Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US rose by 661,000 in September, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Friday. This reading followed August’s increase of 1,489,000 (revised from 1,3171,000) and fell short of the market expectation of 850,000.
Read More »Trump Says He Has Tested Positive For Covid-19
President Trump announced in a tweet early Friday morning that he and his wife Melania have both tested positive for Covid-19. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” he wrote. “We will get through this TOGETHER!” The news came just hours after it was announced that Hope Hicks, …
Read More »US: ISM Manufacturing PMI Declines in September
The economic activity in the US’ manufacturing sector expanded in September than it did in August with the ISM’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) edging lower to 55.4 from 56. This reading came in worse than the market expectation of 56.3 Further details of the publication revealed that the Prices Paid …
Read More »US: Annual Core PCE Price Index Edges Higher
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index in August rose 0.3% on a monthly basis, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Thursday. On a yearly basis, the PCE Price Index increased to 1.4% from 1.1% in July. More importantly, the Core PCE Price Index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge …
Read More »US Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Edge Higher to 837K
There were 837,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending September 26th, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s figure of 873,000 and came in slightly worse than analysts’ estimate of 850,000.
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