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By John Detrixhe and Andrea Wong, Bloomberg |
December 6, 2013
The dollar gained versus the yen after a report showed the U.S. added more jobs last month than forecast, signaling the Federal Reserve may reduce monetary stimulus that’s seen as debasing the currency.
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By Press Release |
December 6, 2013
The economy in the United States added 203,000 jobs in November according to the latest nonfarm payrolls report, while the unemployment rate fell from 7.3% to 7.0%.
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By Ari Altstedter, Bloomberg |
December 5, 2013
The Canadian dollar appreciated for the first time in five days, rising from a more than three-year low, amid speculation employment growth may suggest stronger economic improvement than the Bank of Canada indicated.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
December 5, 2013
FEB14 gold’s rally yesterday was extremely short-lived, as it is right back down to $1,219 this morning, down $28! We would not be surprised, as we have been saying, to see gold break below $1,200.
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By Rich Ilczyszyn |
December 5, 2013
Today's Macro Theme Is "Good News Is Bad News" — Watch Today's Number For Direction: Equities played a game of Pac-Man yesterday and although making it tough to hold a position, the levels continue to work.
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By Justin Pugsley |
December 5, 2013
Friday is the monthly U.S. nonfarm payrolls – arguably the most important data release on the calendar. Every month each number takes on a greater significance, but a more important one may loom.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
December 4, 2013
Companies boosted payrolls in November by the most in a year, a sign that U.S. employers were optimistic about demand after the end of a government shutdown a month earlier, a private report based on payrolls showed today.
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By Alexis Xydias and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
December 2, 2013
While American workers struggle, investors are benefiting as expense reductions and record low borrowing costs drive profits and underpin a 167% advance in the S&P 500 over the past 57 months. To bulls, equities will keep rallying as long as the Fed remains more concerned about employment than inflation.
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By Toni Hansen |
November 29, 2013
Next week traders will watch numbers on new home sales, GDP and payroll figures for clues the recovery is taking shape.
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By Victoria Stilwell, Bloomberg |
November 22, 2013
Job openings in the U.S. climbed to a five-year high in September, indicating employers were confident about demand before the federal government shutdown.
