Easter Nonfarm Payroll
The business week finishes today for many ahead of the extended Easter week end, however nonfarm payrolls are still to be released tomorrow. Yesterday’s ADP private payroll did little to boost the...
View ArticleKey Nonfarm Payroll that Could Determine First Rate Hike
Despite many markets being closed today we see the release of US nonfarm payrolls which have the potential to cause some volatility especially since volumes will be very thin. As if volatility had not...
View ArticleDollar bulls wait patiently for next leg higher
A long week end just gone will be followed by another for the celebrations of the orthodox Christian calendar which has particular significance for Greece as negotiations with Europe continue during...
View ArticleElection boost for sterling
In the end the polls measuring voter intention before the UK General Election have proved to be totally incorrect and now we are more certain that some form of stable government will be formed, similar...
View ArticleJobs and the dollar
We should see the focus move away from Greece today with the US nonfarm payroll numbers released a day early ahead of the long holiday weekend. Yesterday we saw the dollar flip a little higher on the...
View ArticleLast nonfarm before Fed rate lift off?
The FOMC rate decision nears, now under two weeks away and it is still the view of many that today will be the last nonfarm payroll figure before the Federal Reserve commences its rate tightening...
View ArticlePoor Nonfarm Payroll Casts Shadow over 2015 Rate Hike
Today’s worse than expected nonfarm payroll figure has almost totally justified Janet Yellen’s recent caution by not raising rates at last month’s FOMC meeting and puts the chances of a 2015 rate hike...
View ArticleNonfarm payroll removes Fed uncertainty
After the disappointment from yesterday’s ECB meeting that led to a big spike in volatility across all asset classes we’ve seen today’s major nonfarm payroll data announcement from the US which has...
View ArticleJobs and the dollar
We should see the focus move away from Greece today with the US nonfarm payroll numbers released a day early ahead of the long holiday weekend. Yesterday we saw the dollar flip a little higher on the...
View ArticleLast nonfarm before Fed rate lift off?
The FOMC rate decision nears, now under two weeks away and it is still the view of many that today will be the last nonfarm payroll figure before the Federal Reserve commences its rate tightening...
View ArticlePoor Nonfarm Payroll Casts Shadow over 2015 Rate Hike
Today’s worse than expected nonfarm payroll figure has almost totally justified Janet Yellen’s recent caution by not raising rates at last month’s FOMC meeting and puts the chances of a 2015 rate hike...
View ArticleNonfarm payroll removes Fed uncertainty
After the disappointment from yesterday’s ECB meeting that led to a big spike in volatility across all asset classes we’ve seen today’s major nonfarm payroll data announcement from the US which has...
View ArticleUS Earnings and Jobs Data Hit a Sweet Spot for Markets
The US Nonfarm Payrolls data released on Friday showed a strong increase in job creation and, combined with the lower than expected increase in Hourly Earnings, sent the markets into risk-on mode. This...
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