U.S Employment Rose by 120k in November – December Report
The U.S. labor force grew again during November: according to the recent U.S. employment report, which was published today, December 2nd by the Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of non-farm employees grew by 120,000. The growth in employment
SPX 500 - Friday 12-02-11 Pre NFP
-The SPX 500 sits about 16 points higher than yesterday’s close on the S&P 500. Yesterdays light volume
U.S. Initial Claims Slightly Rose Last Week – December 1
Today, December 1st, the U.S. jobless claims weekly report was published; the report showed an increase in initial claims of 6,000 for the week ending on November 26th; the total initial claims reached 402,000 claims (seasonally adjusted data);
Jobs Gains to Accelerate? Non-Farm Payrolls Preview
The US economy has seen a steady gain in jobs in recent months. The upcoming report for the month of November holds higher expectations. In the current environment, a positive outcome will likely be dollar negative. NFP Preview.According to l
Your Personal Guide to November's NFP Report
Mark your calendars, ladies and gents! NFP Friday is just around the corner! Let's put the euro zone debt drama aside for a moment and shift our attention back to the U.S. labor market.
Risk-On on Central Bank Liquidity Steps, China's Move, ADP
We had 3 key developments including coordinated action by central banks to lower the cost to banks of funding in Dollars, the drop in the reserve ratio requirement by China's central bank, and a better than expected reading from the ADP employme
Preview: Germany’s Unemployment Change & Retail Sales
The pace of growth in Germany is going to be very important for the ECB to consider as it thinks about what to do next with interest rates. We therefore at this point are trying to gauge the fallout from the sovereign debt crisis, and look labor
5 Themes This Week – NFP, Manufacturing, QE3, Osborne, Banks
Keys this week include Friday's nonfarm payroll report from the US, which may help risk sentiment as it is expected to show a relatively strong reading for November. We are also going to be monitoring manufacturing data from the US, China, the eu
U.S. Initial Claims Slightly Rose Last Week – November 24
Yesterday, November 23rd, the U.S. jobless claims weekly report was published; the report showed an incline in initial claims of 2,000 for the week ending on November 19th; the total initial claims reached 393,000 claims (seasonally adjusted data
Preview: US Orders, Claims, Spending, Confidence
The list of releases tomorrow includes durable goods orders, personal spending and incomes figures, the latest reading on jobless claims, as well as the final version for University of Michigan consumer sentiment index. Consideration of US econom
U.S. Initial Claims Slightly Fell Last Week – November 17
Today, November 17th, the U.S. jobless claims weekly report was published; the report presented a decline in initial claims of 5,000 for the week ending on November 12th; the total initial claims reached 388,000 claims (seasonally adjusted data);
Q: Where's The Dollar Bounce? A: Supercommittee, QE3
(Dow Jones via eFXnews) Stocks are down and euro-zone debt fears are heightening. Yet the dollar has yet to draw on its traditional strength as the safe-haven of last resort. The reason may be traced to......


