Saturday, May 5, 2018

Google Alert - US.jobs

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US.jobs
Daily update May 5, 2018
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US jobs growth was slower than expected in April, as employers added 164,000 positions. The unemployment rate nevertheless fell to 3.9%, the first time it has dipped below 4% since 2000. The average hourly pay of private sector workers increased 2.6% year-on-year to $26.84 (£19.77). Manufacturing ...
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The US dollar is firmer on the day and week against most of the major currencies. Any weakness in the US employment report, within reason, will be looked past as was the slump in both manufacturing and service ISM. Labour did not deal a major blow to the Tories in the local elections, but the split in ...
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The U.S. dollar rose against most major currencies on Friday, heading for a third straight week of gains, as market participants looked past a mixed April jobs report that showed a weaker-than-expected rise in payrolls. The euro skidded after the latest update on economic activity for the region came in a ...
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The US added fewer jobs than expected in April, but the unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly jobs report released on Friday. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 164,000. Economists had forecast a rise by 193,000 according to Bloomberg. Job gains in ...
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The Labor Department's closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 164,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate was at 3.9 percent. However, wages edged up only 0.1 percent, easing concerns that inflation pressures were increasing. "It's a goldilocks number ... the top line ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Stock markets were mixed Friday and Wall Street was expected to dip on the open as investors look ahead to the U.S. jobs report and watch trade talks between the United States and China. KEEPING SCORE: Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.4 percent to 7,533 while France's ...
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U.S. Treasury yields rose Friday after a weaker-than-expected April employment report eased concerns the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates too quickly. "The moderate number keeps the Fed on a moderate path, which is growth positive," said Robert Tipp, chief investment strategist at PGIM ...
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U.S. payroll figures due today are forecast to show that the economy added 192,000 jobs last month after March's weakness. Amid the rebound, Bloomberg Economics says all eyes will be on the wage data; Two days of U.S.-China trade discussions ended in Beijing on Friday with an agreement to keep ...
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(Kitco News) - Gold prices are slightly up in early U.S. trading Friday, getting a modest boost from a U.S. employment report non-farm jobs number that was weaker than market expectations. However, a firmer U.S. dollar index is limiting the upside in gold and silver. June Comex gold futures were last up ...
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Yields on U.S. benchmark 10-year notes and 30-year yields slid to two-week lows, while those on two-year noted fell to a one-week trough. The Labor Department said U.S. non-farm payrolls grew by 164,000, lower than market expectations for a rise of 192,000 jobs. Average earnings growth, a ...
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