Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The US jobs market appears to have been infused with confidence in September, with new hirings shooting past expectations and the…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 looks set for a flat start, having traded in a very tight range throughout the week, despite the rising…
The ONS has released employment and wage data covering the year to April-June: UK Labour Market August 2024 – Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets,…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The US jobs release came after sharp falls in tech stocks, a 6% drop in the Japanese market and mounting concerns over…
ONS: Wages rise but employment falls: what it means for rates and for you The ONS has released employment and wage data covering the year to December-February: Employment in the UK…
The ONS has released employment and wage data for the year to September-November, using the new measurement methods: Labour market overview, UK – Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) Sarah Coles, head…
Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “There are a few vital signs officials can monitor when trying to diagnose the health of the economy, and the labour market…
Inflation set to hit target – but it’s going to hurt The MPC quarterly report was issued today: Monetary Policy Report – November 2023 | Bank of England Sarah Coles, head…
Global economy faces challenging 2023 By Mark Sobel There is rare universal agreement: the global economic outlook for 2023 is bad. Global growth will be low, even perhaps recessionary, and…
US jobs market shows unexpected strength after further rates rise from the Fed The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in October U.S. payrolls grew by 261,000 The jobs…
Sterling drops by 1.9% as investors assess the stark warning from the Bank of England that a recession could last two years. Policymakers voted for another 0.75% hike amid worries…
US equities down sharply as Fed sets higher rate expectations following 0.75% rise US unemployment at 50-year lows Analysts expecting UK rate rise today of 0.5% to 0.75% Further fiscal…
Clearing the path for women By Yasmin Masithela The emphasis on rights and equality in the workplace has never been more pronounced and important. Yet we’ve only seen a slight…
Non-transitory inflation may force BoE to raise unemployment By John Orchard The British cabinet has recently been hailing the lowest unemployment rate since 1974, while starting to lob brickbats at…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Thursday, 8 July 2021) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS July 8 2021 Global Markets US Treasuries extended recent gains reflecting a continued unwind of the reflation…
We could have won any bet whatsoever had we opened a fortune teller’s company….err market prognosis company, a betting office if you like, given the latest market sky-fall…now and many…
The following are the main points – in brief – from the latest John Faraclas live interview to Panos Thomakos on SBC TV last Friday the 26th of April 2013:…
This is our third live continuation on breaking news with John Faraclas from London. The Freight Markets, The Unemployment in Europe, the overcapacity in the shipping industry, the Far East…