News by tag - unemployment
17/02/2012 10:22
In February, the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index rose for a third consecutive month. The headline index jumped from 7.30 to 10.20, slig...
16/02/2012 17:55
Capitalism’s greatest strength has been its resiliency – its ability to survive the throes and challenges of crises and business cycles to f...
10/02/2012 12:55
In the week ending the 4th of February, US initial jobless claims dropped unexpectedly, from an upwardly revised 373 000 to 358 000, while a...
08/02/2012 09:56
Actual (Jan): 9.1 % Consensus: 9.1 % Previous (Dec): 8.6 % The unemployment rate has surged above 9 pct at the beginning of the year. Howeve...
06/02/2012 09:19
Another strong payrolls report surprised friend & foe! In January, US nonfarm payrolls jumped by 243 000 beating even the most optimisti...
03/02/2012 11:28
In the week ended the 28th of January, US initial jobless claims dropped by 12 000, from an upwardly revised 379 000 to 367 000, while the c...
01/02/2012 10:07
In December, the euro zone unemployment rate stayed unchanged at an upwardly revised 10.4%, which was in line with expectations. The euro zo...
27/01/2012 10:57
In the week ended the 21st of January, US initial jobless claims rose by 21 000, from an upwardly revised 356 000 to 377 000, reversing most...
20/01/2012 09:41
In the week ended the 14th of January, US initial jobless claims dropped at its sharpest pace since September 2005. Initial claims fell by 5...
19/01/2012 09:53
In December, UK jobless claims rose less than expected and also the previous month’s outcome was downwardly revised. Jobless claims rose by ...
13/01/2012 11:55
Despite encouraging media reports suggesting that Christmas sales were strong, US retail sales disappointed for a second straight month in D...
09/01/2012 11:12
Unemployment rate Actual (Dec): 8.6 % Consensus: 8.5 % Previous (Nov): 8.0 % The unemployment rate increased slightly more than expected in ...
09/01/2012 11:08
According to the official payrolls report, US employment growth accelerated more than expected in December. Employment rose by 200 000 in th...
06/01/2012 12:37
In December, UK services PMI improved for a second consecutive month. The headline index rose from 52.1 to 54.0, the highest level since Jul...
06/01/2012 12:35
In the US, the ADP employment report continued to surprise on the upside of expectations in December. According to the ADP report, private e...
04/01/2012 09:59
German unemployment dropped again more than expected in December. Unemployment fell by 22 000 to a total level of 2.888 million, while only ...
16/12/2011 09:29
In its monthly bulletin, the ECB welcomed the fiscal compact EU leaders agreed upon last Friday, but criticized that the new rules still lea...
08/12/2011 10:24
Actual (Nov): 8.0 % Consensus: 8.0 % Previous (Oct): 7.9 % The unemployment rate has returned to 8 pct, in line with market consensus. Layof...
05/12/2011 09:50
The US payrolls report confirmed that payrolls continue to grow, but without accelerating. In November, payrolls rose by 125 000, 5 000 less...
02/12/2011 09:29
In November, the UK manufacturing PMI weakened slightly from an upwardly revised 47.8 to 47.6, while the consensus was looking for a an even...