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Asian Open: NZ unemployment falls to a new record low

New Zealand's jobs report saw unemployment fall for a fifth consecutive quarter to a fresh record low of 3.2%.

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UK unemployment rate unexpectedly remained unchanged

The Office for National Statistics said Tuesday that the number of people seeking unemployment benefits increased by more than 1.5 million in the two months through May.

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June 16, 2020 04:55 AM

Strong wages a silver lining in an otherwise uninspiring NFP

The number of jobs created in the final month of 2016 came in at 156k, missing the expected rate of 175k. Unemployment ticked up, as […]

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FOMC Recap: Doves flying high as Fed drops two dots

As we noted in yesterday’s FOMC Preview report, any Fed fireworks wouldn’t come from the monetary policy decision per se, but rather how today’s meeting […]

EM Rundown: Which emerging markets will capitalize on falling currencies?

As we noted earlier this morning, it’s shaping up as a classic “risk-off” day as global stocks, oil and high-yielding bonds continue to sell off […]

FOMC Preview: The Fed’s Christmas list

For the typically lackluster mid-December time period, most major markets are still relatively liquid and volatile, and traders continued engagement can be chalked up almost […]

GBP/USD bounces back on UK employment data; faces major resistance

Much like yesterday afternoon, it has been a relatively quiet day in the FX markets due to the lack of any significant Eurozone or US […]

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November 11, 2015 12:00 PM

EUR/AUD: A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

The popular children’s book “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” describes the travails of a child named Alexander who endures gum […]

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