Nonfarm payrolls rose by 178k in March, well ahead of the consensus forecast calling for a gain of 65k. Revisions to the two prior months subtracted a total of 7k from the previously reported figures. Smoothing through the volatility, nonfarm payrolls averaged 68k per-month over the last three months or slightly above the breakeven rate […]
The post US: Payrolls Surge in March While Unemployment Rate Ticks Down to 4.3% appeared first on ActionForex.
For those hoping to buy a home soon, employment data is a double-edged sword. In my years of reporting on the real estate market and mortgages, I’ve witnessed the good and the bad of unemployment‘s Read more…
Your retirement account dropped 8% in a single quarter, and every instinct told you to sell everything and sit in cash. If that sounds familiar, you are not alone, but Fidelity Investments has data suggesting Read more…
Three major stock indexes pulled back on May 7 after touching fresh intraday highs earlier in the session, giving back gains from a record-setting rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 313.62 points to close Read more…