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U.S. dollar rises ahead of jobs data

By Alfonso Esparza | March 31, 2018

The U.S. dollar gained against major pairs thanks to strong economic indicators and the end of month and quarter flows. The greenback had a positive week ahead of the Easter holiday. The first week of April will kick off with a plethora of U.S. economic data, the most important of all the U.S. non-farm payrolls. Central banks will get back into action with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), although no changes to monetary policy are expected in the next meeting.

U.S. private sector adds 298,000 jobs in February

By Reuters | March 8, 2017

U.S. private employers added 298,000 jobs in February, well above economists' expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.

U.S. factory, private payrolls data point to firming economy

By Lucia Mutikani, Reuters | February 1, 2017

U.S. factory activity accelerated to more than a two-year high in January amid sustained gains in new orders and raw material costs, pointing to a recovery in manufacturing as domestic demand strengthens and the drag from low oil prices ebbs.

U.S. private sector adds 246,000 jobs in January, topping estimates

By Reuters | February 1, 2017

U.S. private employers added 246,000 jobs in January, above economists' expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.

Job growth slows, but wages rebound strongly

By Lucia Mutikani, Reuters | January 6, 2017

U.S. employment increased less than expected in December but a rebound in wages pointed to sustained labor market momentum that sets up the economy for stronger growth and further interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve this year.

U.S. economy adds 156k jobs, unemployment up to 4.7% in last jobs report of Obama administration

By Press Release | January 6, 2017

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 156,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth occurred in health care and social assistance. The unemployment rate, at 4.7 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 7.5 million, changed little in December. However, both measures edged down in the fourth quarter, after showing little net change earlier in the year.

Will payroll climb push Fed to raise rates in September?

By Andrew Wilkinson | July 2, 2015

Is a 223,000 gain in payrolls enough to push the Federal Reserve to start normalizing its short-term rate of interest in September?

Favorable knee-jerk reaction

By Rod David | July 2, 2015

The favorable knee-jerk reaction to this morning's payrolls number spiked up the S&P 500 more than 5 points to 2078.50.

Potential blockbuster jobs report expected

By Matt Weller | July 1, 2015

Could we see pre-payroll bounce in the Aussie?

By Matt Weller | April 1, 2015

While U.S. economic data broadly deteriorated through Q1, the lone bright spot was the labor market. Through the first three months of the year, U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls increased by a whopping 863,000 jobs, while other measures of economic activity including PMI surveys, retail sales, durable goods orders and inflation readings have all turned lower.

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