Are U.S. Banks Ready for Another Recession?
Just like the NCAA tournament, we've got some March Madness going on in the U.S. banking industry, as the U.S. Federal Reserve is about to conduct its next round of bank stress tests! Do U.S. banks have what it takes to withstand another recessio
Euro Zone: Recession Likely Despite Greek Bailout
The final GDP revision is in! For the fourth quarter of 2011, euro zone's economy absolutely and indubitably shrank by 0.3%.
U.S Employment Rose by 227k in February – March Report 2012
The U.S. labor force rose again during February: according to the recent U.S. employment report, which was published today, March 9th by the Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of non-farm employees increased by 227,000. The main sectors that r
Greek Debt Swap A Success. NFP Expected at 200k+
The dollar struggled as optimism overflowed overnight and traders dumped the safe haven and for riskier currencies. US Jobs Data is expected to be 200K+
U.S. Initial Claims Slightly Rose to 362k Last Week – March
Today, March 8th, the U.S. jobless claims weekly report was published; the report presented that the number of initial claims rose by 8 thousand for the week ending on March 3rd; the total initial claims reached 362,000 claims (seasonally adjuste
Citi: FX Risk After Job Report Skewed To Negative Surprise
(Dow Jones via eFXnews) A negative surprise in Friday's US jobs report would likely have a bigger impact on the currency market than a positive surprise, says Andrew Cox of Citigroup.The impact of an upside surprise is ....
Preview: NFP – Examining Leading Labor Market Indicators
. A reading of 225K-230K is my forecast, which should lead to a positive reaction in equities and higher yielding currencies, while at the same time helping the USD against the JPY and the EUR because of the implications for Fed's QE.
Preview: AUS Employment Report
While the Australia 4Q GDP release came in weaker than expected, the focus is on the coincident as well as forward looking data of which the employment report is one of the most important. The expectations is for a small gain in jobs of 5.2K, com
Portuguese Bond Yields - The weakest Link?
Portuguese bond yields is back in the investor spotlight as the bond markets look towards Portuguese Bonds as the next weakest link in the Eurozone.
U.S. Initial Claims Slightly Declined to 353k Last Week
Today, March 1st, the U.S. jobless claims weekly report came out; the report showed the number of initial claims declined by 2 thousand for the week ending on February 25th; the total initial claims reached 353,000 claims (seasonally adjusted dat
Recession Fears Revived in Europe
On Wednesday, the euro zone PMI reports on both the services and manufacturing sectors came in worse than expected. The weak readings revived recession fears in the region.
U.S. Initial Claims Remained Flat Last Week – February 23
Today, February 23rd, the U.S. jobless claims weekly report was released; the report showed the number of initial claims remained unchanged for the week ending on February 18th; the total initial claims reached 351,000 claims (seasonally adjusted


