Non-farm payrolls
The US non-farm payrolls report is one of the most eagerly-awaited economic events worldwide – find out more below.
April's report showed that 701,000 jobs were lost in March, which was far worse than the -100,000 forecast. This compares to a revised 275,000 jobs added in February.
What are the non-farm payrolls?
The US non-farm payrolls is an official statistic released by the US Department of Labor, usually on the first Friday of every month. The non-farm payrolls measure the number of people currently in employment in the US and are released along with the US unemployment rate. Both are important yardsticks used by traders and analysts alike to get an insight into the health of the US economy. Specifically, the non-farm payrolls measure the number of people in employment in all businesses across the country, excluding agricultural, local government, private household and not-for-profit sectors
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Slowing fatality rates give markets a boost
Concerns about the economic impact of the continued lockdown of the US economy saw US stocks roll over on Friday after the latest US non-farm payrolls jobs report saw 701,000 jobs lost in March, and that’s even before the 9.9m new weekly jobless claims of the last two weeks are taken into account.
Stocks, yields and oil plunge, despite bumper US jobs report
It’s been another dreadful day for European stock markets, with the DAX taking out last month’s lows, while the FTSE100 has slipped back to its lowest levels since July 2016.
US yields and stocks slide further ahead of US payrolls report
It’s been another negative session in Asia markets at the end of a volatile week for stocks, and this has bled through into a negative open for markets here in Europe as we look to retest the bottom of the recent ranges, ahead of this afternoon’s US payrolls report.
‘Risk-off’ is back as US equities register 3% loss, US non-farm payrolls in focus
Asia equity markets posit to open sharply lower after a volatile session from the US last night. All three US indices tumbled over 3% as virus concerns heightened. Industrials (-4.92%), financials (-4.88%), consumer discretionary (-3.76%) and communications (-3.70%) were among the worst performing sectors.
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