Non-Farm Payrolls

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: Last week ended negative despite better-than-expected earnings. Remember This: “Overall market performance also tends to stall leading into an election," said Phil Mackintosh, Nasdaq Chief Economist. "Although once a result is known,...

The Last Week In A Nutshell What Happened: Last week ended positive, with broad gains in all S&P 500 sectors. Remember This: “Some data suggests consumer health has started to improve,” said Lindsey Bell, chief investment strategist at Ally Financial Inc (NYSE: ALLY)-owned Ally...

This morning it's all about Non-Farm Payrolls, U.S./China trade negotiations, and OPEC’s decision to increase production cuts. Let’s begin with the data scheduled for release this morning at 8:30AM ET, when the Commerce Department will release its monthly breakdown on the U.S. labor...

ADP private payrolls for January come in stronger than expected at 213,000, estimate had been 178,000 Jobless claims indicate a healthy labor market Scarcity of US statistics, the government shutdown and global concerns have prompted Fed caution despite the strength of the US economy ​​​​​​The US...

The Federal Reserve's monetary policy setting arm, or the FOMC is set to sit across the table for one last time this year to deliberate on rates. It's sure an unenviable task, given the fine line central bankers have to tread in deciding the apt course of the monetary policy. A wrong move can...

US non-farm payrolls data due out later on Friday is expected to show that employers added 200,000 new jobs in March following February’s 175,000 increase. If the data meets expectations, it will add to a growing list of indicators which show that the US economy is on track for growth. The US...

Over the weekend and early Monday, services PMIs for major economies around the world were released. China's services data relaxed fears of a hard landing for the economy while the British sector showed strong growth in July while Germany disappointed. The ISM Services Index in the U.S. also...

Futures Flat On Relaxed China Fears, Emerging Market Rebound U.S. equity futures were flat in early pre-market trade as services data out of China showed that the economy continued to chug along at low levels in July. Also, easing fears over imminent Federal Reserve tapering led to rebounds in...

Weekly Preview: Earnings Season Continues, Fed In Focus, Economic Maelstrom Expected Next week, earnings season continues with hundreds of companies set to report earnings. Also, there is a flood of economic data due out in the next week from around the world. Further, the Federal Reserve, the...

Non-Farm Payrolls rose faster than expected in June as teenagers began to take summer jobs. The unemployment rate remained flat in the month while manufacturing payrolls slumped. Stocks gained as bonds and precious metals sold off on the news as markets began to price in more or sooner tapering of...

Futures Rise Into Payrolls, Central Bank Guidance As Metals Plummet U.S. equity futures rose into the much anticipated Employment Situation Report. Non-Farm Payrolls are expected to have gained 161 thousand in June, below the pace set in May, but the unemployment rate is expected to tick down to 7...