Nasdaq 100 Analysis: Index Reaches an All-Time High

Analysts are predicting a softer May Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) report, with expectations set at 151,000 new jobs, down from 175,000 in the previous month. This conservative forecast follows a recent trend of underestimating the US job market’s strength, with the previous miss restoring analysts’ confidence in issuing more cautious projections. If the actual NFP figures […]

The unemployment rate rose to 4.8% in the September quarter, a smaller than expected rise due to more young people exiting the labour force. Wage growth is moderating broadly as expected. Unemployment rate: 4.8% (prev: 4.6%, Westpac f/c: 5.0%, RBNZ f/c 5.0%) Employment change (quarterly): -0.5% (prev: +0.2%, Westpac f/c: -0.6%, RBNZ f/c -0.4%) Labour costs […]

Australia to add fewer jobs than before Unemployment rate to remain unchanged Aussie plummets ahead of the release on Thursday at 00:30 GMT Data on employment continues to be relatively reliable. In most months, the increase in the labor force is bigger than the rise in unemployment. This is helping to keep the unemployment rate […]