By Naeem Aslam The US jobs number failed to bring a massive surprise on either side. Non-farm payrolls rose by 187,000 in July, falling short of the market expectation of 200,000 and
By Naeem Aslam The most important day of the month is here: the US non-farm payrolls. This particular data set has the ability to not only dictate the trading tone for the
By Edward Moya US stocks are getting hit with a one-two punch on the Fitch US sovereign downgrade overnight and expectations the US Treasury will continue to boost the size of their
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst at FXTM Asian markets were a mixed bag on Tuesday as weak China data countered the initial optimism set off by Wall Street overnight, after the
By Edward Moya US stocks wavered as a key Federal Reserve survey showed loan growth is weakening and that the economy should steadily weaken. The Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) indicates
By Craig Erlam It’s been a slow start to the week, but there’s still plenty to look forward to, most notably the US inflation data on Wednesday. Friday’s jobs report did nothing
By Naeem Aslam US and European stock futures are pointing to a lower open Monday as investors continue to digest the economic data released last week and are concerned about the implications
By Naeem Aslam Uncertainty comes to mind when it comes to the US non-farm payrolls and the Federal Reserve’s next monetary policy. The actual payrolls were 209,000, short of the forecast 225,000
By Naeem Aslam Friday is an important day for markets, and market players are nervous about the most important economic data on the planet — the US non-farm payrolls data. The US
By Craig Erlam Federal Reserve policymakers may well be dreading Friday’s NFP jobs report after Thursday’s ADP number once again obliterated estimates, coming in more than double the consensus forecast. That’s almost
