Posts Tagged ‘unemployment’

  • Negative Job Data

    Investors Find Silver Lining in Negative Jobs Data

    May 4, 12 • 4011 Views • Market Commentaries Comments Off on Investors Find Silver Lining in Negative Jobs Data

    The Labour Department said Friday that the economy added just 115,000 jobs in April. Economists had expected a gain of 163,000. The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent in April from 8.2 percent in March, but mostly because more people gave up looking for...

  • Where Did All The Jobs Go

    Where Did All The Jobs Go?

    May 3, 12 • 7649 Views • Between the lines Comments Off on Where Did All The Jobs Go?

    In a market surprise this morning, the little country of New Zealand was shocked by a report showing that kiwi unemployment skyrocketed. New Zealand’s unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 6.7 per cent in the first quarter after the labour force...

  • Forex Market Commentaries - Portugal Seems To Be A Train Wreck Waiting To Happen

    Portugal Seems To Be A Train Wreck Waiting To Happen

    Mar 14, 12 • 3102 Views • Market Commentaries Comments Off on Portugal Seems To Be A Train Wreck Waiting To Happen

    If you stop and review the economic data release by the Portuguese government since the beginning of the month, shivers should run up your spine. Recently the EU approved the next tranche of bailout funds for Portugal, but economic indicators released in this...