Jobs report

AUD/USD drops to key support as U.S. dollar rebounds ahead of NFP

Fawad Razaqzada
December 7, 2017
The U.S. dollar is up for the second consecutive week against a basket of foreign currencies ...

Bonds tumble, EUR/USD drops

Jason Rotman
September 2, 2016

The jobs report came out with lower than expected jobs created, but n

Fed policy on interest rates (video)

Daniel P. Collins
August 11, 2016
Editor-in-Chief Daniel Collins discusses why the Fed did not pull the trigger on raising the rates in June.

Gold undermined by rallying equities, dollar

Fawad Razaqzada
August 8, 2016

The rallying equity markets and firm U.S. dollar is proving to be a toxic mix for the buck-denominated and perceived safe-haven gold.

U.S. economy shows few signs of sustained inflation pressure

Lindsay Dunsmuir, Reuters
July 13, 2016
The U.S. economy continued to expand from mid-May through the end of June, but there was little indication that inflation would surge any time soon, the Federal Reserve said today.
Strong Jobs Data

We asked traders about the June jobs report and the Fed's next steps

Caroline Vakil
July 19, 2016
We asked traders, Does the strong job data for June mean the bad May numbers was an anomaly so the Fed can tighten as soon as July? Or is the Fed on hold indefinitely?

Solid jobs report greenlights Dec rate hike

Lucia Mutikani, Reuters
December 4, 2015

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Fed may have missed opportunity

Dan Collins
November 18, 2015

Fed minutes will be released later today. The market needs clarity and the Fed had the opportunity after the October report to stop the speculation.

Dollar up, euro down

Marc Jones, Reuters
March 6, 2015
The dollar hit an 11-year high, while the euro broke at its lowest since September 2003.

Claims rise above 300k

Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg
February 12, 2015
Applications for unemployment benefits are climbing--but that's a good thing, because it shows progress in the labor market.