I was one of the few analysts calling for a potential rebound in non-farm payrolls in the month of December (Non-Farm Payrolls Preview: Could We See a Rebound) and that was exactly what we saw this morning. 524k jobs were lost in the US economy, which is modestly better than the -586k [...]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 6:46 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
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Non-Farm Payrolls Fall by 20,000 in April; Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Falls to 5%
Fed Raises Emergency Auctions to $75 Billion to Counter Liquidity Shortage
Euro’s Bull Run [...]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 07:49 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
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Jobless Claims Breach 400k
Bernanke Says Recession May be near
US Slowdown Takes Toll Across the Globe
US Factory Orders Fall for Second Month in a Row
Credit Crisis [...]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 09:14 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
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Dollar Falls on News that Lenders will Seize Carlyle Capital Assets
US Retail Sales Decline in Feb
Australian Employment - HOT
Fed believes US will Avoid a Deep [...]

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The US dollar has fallen to a record low against the Euro and an 8 year low against the Japanese Yen this past week. Here are 5 reasons why I think the weakness will continue:
1. Non-Farm Payrolls Will Continue to Fall
For 2 months in a row, jobs decreased in the US economy. I expect [...]

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