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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
March 6, 2013
The yen fell versus the dollar, trading at almost the weakest since May 2010, as a private report showed U.S. companies added more workers than forecast in February, damping demand for haven assets.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
March 6, 2013
Companies added more workers than projected in February, indicating the U.S. job market will keep expanding this year, according to a private report based on payrolls.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
March 4, 2013
Americans are finding it easier to borrow from banks, supporting consumer spending and business investment and helping fuel employment just as U.S. government budget cuts start to take hold.
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By Toni Hansen |
March 3, 2013
This week, traders will keep a close eye on employment data, labor costs, productivity figures and natural gas inventories.
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By Lorraine Woellert and Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
February 21, 2013
Applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. rose for the first time in three weeks, returning to levels seen prior to the holiday period and indicating little change in the pace of firings.
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By Toni Hansen |
February 18, 2013
This week, the markets will move to the tune of new housing market data, inflation reports and leading economic indicators.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
February 14, 2013
Fewer Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, indicating an improving outlook for the labor market.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
February 12, 2013
Job openings in the U.S. dropped in December from a four-year high, a sign employers put expansion plans on hold as lawmakers wrangled over tax and spending programs.
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By Toni Hansen |
February 10, 2013
Traders will have several reports to digest this week, including sentiment data, capacity utilization figures and retail sales numbers.
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By Michael McFarlin |
February 8, 2013
Rather than wallowing on the fact that unemployment seems to have stagnated around 7.9% recently, Wingham Rowan proposes a new way of looking at the labor market and a way to tap what generally is an overlooked segment.
