Donald Trump’s first week in office has been a storm, to say the least. We discuss his actions regarding trade, fiscal stimulus and of course, all the market implications. You are welcome to listen, subscribe, provide feedback and pledge support…
The U.S. non-farm payroll fell a bit short of market estimates regarding the headlines figure of number of jobs added: 156K vs an expected growth of 175K (The ADP estimated a gain of 153K jobs) during the month of December;…
The U.S. non-farm payroll came in line with market estimates (177K) as there were 178K jobs added during the month of November: The ADP estimated a gain of 147K jobs and the market expect a gain of 216K. And unemployment…
The U.S. non-farm payroll fell a bit short of market expectations with a gain of 161K jobs in October: The ADP estimated a gain of 147K jobs and the market expect a gain of 174K. But despite the lower-than-expected gain…
The markets are slowly moving towards accepting the possibility of the Fed raising rates coming December. But this week the focus will be on the upcoming ECB rate decision, which will be the main event of the week. Other events…
The U.S. non-farm payroll didn’t impress the market and fell, yet again, of market expectations with 156K jobs in September: The ADP estimated a gain of 154K jobs while the market expect a gain of 172K. The growth in wages,…
The U.S. non-farm payroll fell short of market expectations with 151K jobs in August: The ADP estimated a gain of 177K jobs while the market expect a gain of 180K. The growth in wages, was also lower than expected as…
The U.S. non-farm payroll beat, yet again, market expectations as 255K jobs in July: The ADP estimated a gain of 179K jobs and the market expect an increase of 180K. The growth in wages, was also higher than expected as…
The U.S. non-farm payroll finally showed strong headline numbers as there was an increase of 287K jobs in June – the highest level since October of last year 2010 and above market estimates: The ADP estimated a gain of 172K…
The recent meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee concluded – drum roll please – with no rate hike. Many had anticipated this result and it didn’t come off as a surprise especially considering the Brexit vote is next week…