Investors around the world are waiting anxiously towards the publication of the US employment report and its potential impact on the interest rate.
The early expectations are of 178 thousand additional jobs.
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Market News Briefing – Oct. 10th 2016 07:30 (GMT+1)
After the release of the employment data on Friday, which probably will lead to a further rate rise in the US towards the end of the year, this week the investors will focus on the opening week of the earnings season on Wall Street. In addition, investors will bear the eyes to London, after a volatile week on the local stock exchange and on the British currency.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 7th 2016 09:00 (GMT+1)
There is a mixed trend this morning (Friday) at the Asian stock markets, after a sudden drop in pound which alarmed investors, and at the background of the US employment data that will be announced later today, and which expected to strengthen the case for raising the interest rates by the Federal Reserve this year.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 6th 2016 12:30 (GMT+1)
Tomorrow the US employment report in September will be published.
According to preliminary forecasts, the US economy in the past month produced 171 thousand new jobs, improved after the addition of 151 thousand jobs in August.
The unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged, at 4.9%.
Market News Briefing – Sep. 5th 2016 07:00 (GMT+1)
The Asian markets reacting to the disappointing US employment report with a rises.
Tokyo rises by 1%,Hong Kong rising by 1.7%,Shanghai climbed 0.2%.
The foreign exchange market, the US dollar weakened by 0.3% against the yen and is trading at about 103.62 yen to the dollar.
For the Japanese exporters it is bad news, because they prefer a weak yen to help them be more competitive in export markets.
Market News Briefing – Sep. 2nd 2016 09:00 (GMT+1)
The European stock markets trade is conducted with rising prices ahead of the publication of the US employment report (13:30 UK time), which is expected to vote on the continued recovery of the US labor market and a further decline in unemployment, which will strengthen the chances of another interest rate rise in the US this year.
Market News Briefing – Sep. 1st 2016 13:45 (GMT+1)
Wall Street stock markets are expected to open the month of September on a positive trend, towards flood macroeconomic data to be published in USA Today, and tomorrow’s with the employment report.
Market News Briefing – Aug 31st 2016 14:00 (GMT+1)
The Wall Street expectations are of a stability at the start of the trading day after a positive US jobs data
According to the ADP employment survey the US economy added 177 thousand new jobs in August.
Market News Briefing – Aug 8th 2016 14:00 (GMT+1)
The futures contracts on Wall Street indicate price increases of up to 0.2% at the leading indexes.
Last Friday the indexes were closed with gains.
The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 closed at a new peak following a better than expected employment report in the US.
Market News Briefing – Aug 5th 2016 13:45 (GMT+1)
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The Canada employment picture saw a decline of 31.2K jobs, much lower than the +10K which was expected.