Job markets in the US and Canada underperform, economists suspect structural changes in the...
New total nonfarm payroll employment went up by 266,000 for the month of April. Unemployment in the US stands at 6.1%. Notable job gains...
Canadian firms have a positive outlook, China hits record quarter growth and US retail...
Results from the Canadian Business Outlook Survey for Spring 2021 point towards expectations of improvement. Business confidence across all regions has strengthened. Many firms...
S&P500 record high before job reports, OPEC will boost production in the short term
The S&P500 index reached 4,000$ the first time in its’ history right before the holidays. The composite index managed this by inching up 1.2%...
Stocks on track to close higher by the end of the week, blockage sends...
Real gross domestic product (GDP) in the US increased at an annual rate of 4.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to...
FED vote gives dovish signals, BOE with slightly more optimism
After Wednesday’s FED meeting interest rates were left unchanged. The US Central Bank expects that economic activity in the country will ramp up with...
The employment increase in the US boosts markets, more business stimuli in the UK
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 379,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
EU trade balance in surplus first time in a year, US and Canadian unemployment...
The first estimate for euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world in December 2020 was €190.7 billion, an increase of...
Weekly round-up of global economy sees FED maintain course, UK and EU economies still...
The FED January post-meeting statement on monetary policy implements their new framework In particular, they expect that it will be appropriate to maintain the...
Investors hopeful for an improved job market to signal economic recovery
Friday Non-Farm Payroll data will hopefully confirm investors’ predictions for a recovering economy at the start of the year. The first month of 2021...
Predictable FOMC decisions, GDP prognosis hinges on vaccination efforts
The FED has reiterated their support for the market in the latest FOMC meeting on Wednesday. The board continues to acknowledge the virus as...
