Entries Categorized as 'payrolls'

In the Financial Papers: Today’s Top Forex News 01.04.08

Date January 4, 2008

Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 09:21 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
Podcast Covers:
- Unemployment Rate Hits 5 Percent
- Will the Federal Reserve Worry More About Inflation or Growth?
- Can the US Dollar Get it Together?
- British Pound: [...]

In the Financial Papers: Today’s Top Forex News 12.21.07

Date December 21, 2007

Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 09:04 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
Podcast Covers:
- Consumer Spending Stronger than Expected in US, Canada and UK
- WSJ Reports Singapore’s Temasek Will Invest $5 Billion into Merrill Lynch
- President Bush Calls [...]

Non-Farm Payrolls: What a Snore

Date December 7, 2007

Non-farm payrolls was such a disappointment! Not because it was weaker than the whisper number suggested by ADP but because the reaction in the market has been such a bore!!
USDJPY moved a whopping 5 pips and the max of the EURUSD reaction was about 25-30 pips.
Unfortunately the number was neither good nor [...]

How to Trade November Non-Farm Payrolls

Date December 6, 2007

It has been an active trading week in the currency market and things are only expected to get even more interesting with tomorrow’s November non-farm payrolls report.
According to my full Employment Preview, the arguments are skewed heavily in favor of weak job growth causing everyone from traders to analysts to second guess their [...]

What Does ADP Tell Us About Non-Farm Payrolls?

Date December 5, 2007

According to the ADP employment report, US companies added 189k private sector jobs last month, which comes in stark contrast to the weaker payroll growth suggested by jobless claims and the employment component of service and manufacturing ISM. With an 189k ADP print, we are looking at the possibility of payrolls growth in excess [...]