September 2018

On Friday the August employment rate showed better than expected readings from non-farm employment change that came at 201k, as opposed to the expected 191k. The data was higher than the consensus and better than the estimate provided last Thursday by ADP report, indicating 163k positions. However, the jobless rate came with a surprise, holding […]

Yesterday investors were eager to find out the most recent numbers regarding the unemployment claims coming from the United States of America, and the results were not disappointing. As per the readings, the number of US citizens that have applied for the unemployment benefits is at its lowest level since December 1969, where the claims

On Wednesday we had a vast of important macro-economic releases, where the day started with the Australian GDP numbers, which have passed all the expectations where the economic growth was 0.9%, as opposed to the expected 0.7%. As Reuters have reported, the rapid population growth has increased the housing demand and infrastructure, as well as

On Tuesday, Reuters had published its poll conducted from August 29th to September 3rd on whether Grate Britain will leave the European Union in March 2019 with or without the deal. According to the results, the chances that the UK will leave without a deal are one in four. It is also to believe that

On Monday among the most important macro-economic news releases were the manufacturing PMI of Japan, UK and EU, as well as the retail sales figures coming from Australia. The morning started with disappointing news from Australia, where the retail sales dropped in July, having the weakest result since March this year. The forecasted percentage growth