Markets Rise After Strong US Jobs Growth with Fed Talking Down Rate Hikes
The US dollar had a tough first week of 2019. The greenback is lower against most major pairs as market optimism of two rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve have virtually evaporated. Mixed economic indicators and a neutral to...
China Weekly Letter: China Hits the Gas as the Economy Slows Further
PMI survey points to very weak start to 2019 – more stimulus coming Apple another casualty in the trade war – both US and China need a trade deal Xi stresses self-reliance – and that Taiwan belongs to China For...
Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary: It’s Not Just The Financial Markets Losing Steam
U.S. Review Conflicting Signals On Employment and Output Nonfarm employment jumped by 312,000 in December, the largest gain since February. Data for the prior months were also revised higher. Gains were broad-based, and there was also a huge increase in...
The Weekly Bottom Line: The Shutdown Slowdown
U.S. Highlights The New Year came with baggage from the old for thousands of federal employees caught in the middle of a budget tug-of-war between Congress and the White House that has led to a partial government shutdown. The volatility...
Week Ahead – Factory Data to Remain in Focus; BoC to Start off 2019 Central Bank Meetings
Industrial production out of Germany, the UK and France will dominate the economic calendar next week, keeping investors’ attention firmly on the growth outlook for 2019. The Bank of Canada will be the first of the major central banks to...
Weekly Focus: 2019 Starts off on the Wrong Foot
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U.S. Payroll Employment Surged Higher in December
Highlights: December payroll employment jumped a stronger-than-expected 312k — above survey estimates for a ~180k increase The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9% from 3.7% but that is still historically low Wage growth strengthened to 3.2% from 3.1% in November...
Canada’s Jobs Market Ends 2018 on a Positive Note
Highlights: Employment rose 9k in December, not giving back any of the outsized 94k gain recorded in November. Ontario created 18k new jobs but that was offset by a similar decline in Alberta. The latter’s pullback follows a 24k increase...
Canadian Labour Markets End 2018 on a Softer Note
9.3k more Canadians were working, on net, in December 2018. The unemployment rate remained at 5.6%, as roughly the same number of Canadians joined the labour force. The quality of the gains was somewhat lacking. The net increase was driven...
US: 2018 Job Market Goes Out Like a Lion with 312k New Jobs in December
Hiring activity rebounded sharply in December, with hiring up 312k positions – the biggest increase since February 2018. The strong reading comes on top of significant upward revisions to the prior two months (+58k in total). The unemployment rate did...
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