December 16, 2021

US Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Moderately as Labor Market Tightens

Today's Report (16/12/2021) In the week ending December 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 206,000, an increase of 18,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous

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November 5, 2021

Canadian Unemployment Rate Declines for the Fifth Consecutive Month

Canadian Unemployment Rate The unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 6.7% in October, a 20-month low and within 1.0 percentage points of the rate (5.7%) in February 2020. The adjusted unemployment rate—which includes people who wanted a

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November 3, 2021

Lagarde Says ECB Is ‘Very Unlikely’ to Hike Rates Next Year

After a failed attempt last week, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde reiterated her opposition to market bets on an interest rate hike in 2022. “In our forward guidance on interest

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October 29, 2021

US Consumer Spending Rises Solidly In September

Today's Report (29/10/2021) US consumer spending increased solidly in September, but was partly flattered by higher prices as inflation remained hot amid shortages of motor vehicles and other goods in the

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October 28, 2021

US Jobless Claims Grinding Closer To Pre-Pandemic Levels

Today's Report (28/10/2021) In the week ending October 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 281,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is

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October 28, 2021

US Treasury's Yellen Sets Ambitious Europe Agenda

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will make her third trip to Europe to push a slew of White House global economic priorities, including corporate tax cuts, climate financing, preventing new

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