Average Hourly Earnings Steals Thunder in NFP Jobs Data
The headline Non-Farm Payrolls print for December showed that 223,000 jobs were added to the […]
Week Ahead – Inflation Remains Key
US This week’s main event will be when a little inflation report comes out. The […]
Forward Guidance: U.S. Inflation Data Watched Closely for Further Signs of Easing
U.S. December inflation data will be watched closely next week for fresh evidence that early […]
Weekly Focus – A Tug of War in Financial Markets
2023 has arrived and it looks set to be another interesting year for financial markets. Diverging […]
Week Ahead – US Inflation Back in Focus, UK Data to Underline Recession Risks
After a choppy start to the new year, markets will be bracing for the next […]
US: Employment Slows Modestly in December, While the Unemployment Rate Returns to 50-year Low
The U.S. economy added 223k jobs in December, slightly above the consensus forecast for 200k. […]
Forex Friday: GBP/USD, USD/CAD and EUR/GBP
Welcome to another edition of Forex Friday, a weekly report in which we discuss selected […]
USD/CAD Eyes Canada, US Job Reports
The Canadian dollar has edged lower on Friday. In the European session, USD/CAD is trading […]
A Solid Labour Market Report Should Help Put a Floor for Core (US and European) Bond Yields
Markets The market focus shifted yesterday from softer than expected EMU inflation (and a broader […]
Big Companies Cut Jobs
Yesterday’s US ADP print was too strong to please the Fed. And in the middle […]
Decent US Data ahead of Payrolls
Market movers today Today brings this week’s most important data releases both from the euro […]
US ISM services dropped sharply to 49.6, correspond to -0.2% annualized GDP contraction
US ISM Services PMI dropped sharply from 56.5 to 49.6 in December, well below expectation […]