By Moody’s Analytics The U.S. labour market remains tight, but conditions loosened materially in June. The modest decline in the number of job openings from May to June comes after May’s figure
By Moody’s Analytics President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced over the Memorial Day Weekend an agreement in principle to limit federal spending and suspend the debt limit. The House of
By Craig Erlam A debt ceiling fiasco was averted late in the day and markets are ending the week on a positive note, as traders turn their attention to the US jobs
By Jameel Ahmad, Chief Analyst at CompareBroker.io Following a lack of information from the Federal Reserve regarding the US interest rate outlook moving forward, attention once again turned towards resumed selling in
By Craig Erlam We’re seeing some cautious trading ahead of the jobs report on Friday, with Thursday’s jobless claims data offering signs of cracks appearing in the labour market. That primarily came
By Craig Erlam Equity markets are treading water in the middle of the week as investors weigh up what is next for the Fed following the surprise decline in JOLTS job openings,
By Craig Erlam Stock markets in Europe opened positively on Friday after what has been an otherwise rotten week, while Asia was fairly mixed ahead of the US jobs report. It will
By Craig Erlam There’s been a lot of economic data to digest so far on Thursday and yet nothing has really changed as far as markets are concerned, with September kicking off
By Craig Erlam Equity markets nudged higher at the end of the week after suffering losses on Thursday earlier, as the consolidation phase continues. This continues to be a very headline-driven market
By Heather Scott The US economy saw a hiring surge in February, pushing the jobless rate closer to its pre-pandemic level as hard-hit sectors recover from the impact of Covid-19. American employers
