Us Jobs Data

US jobs data: World stocks are rising but the dollar is slipping

World stocks rose towards a six-year high on Monday and the dollar and bond yields slipped as last week's weak U.S. jobs data strengthened the case for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low for longer.<br /><br />

Sensex reclaims 21k: Why yen carry trade will ensure 'easy money' continues

The financial markets around the world will see foreign investors continuing to bring in more money. India should also benefit from the same over the next one year. Given this, the BSE Sensex should continue to go up till December 2014

Sensex opens flat again, Wipro top loser despite good show

The BSE Sensex opened at 20887, up 32 pts, 0.16 percent while the Nifty opened up 13 pts, or 0.21 percent at 6216.<br /><br />

Traders nervous ahead of US jobs data today

Traders are nervous as Friday's release of employment figures for June is the first jobs report since 19 June when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke roiled investors with talk of a pullback in monetary stimulus.

Ahead of US jobs data Asian currencies see minor fluctuations

Most emerging Asian currencies eased on Friday in thin trading with the Thai baht and the Philippine peso at three-month lows as investors stayed cautious before a key U.S. jobs data for clues on when the Federal Reserve starts cutting its stimulus.

US jobs data: Discouraged job seekers behind shrinking labour force

Americans giving up the hunt for jobs were likely behind a sharp drop in the US workforce last month, a bad sign for an economy that is struggling to achieve a faster growth pace.

US unemployment at 4-yr low but millions still out of work

The economy created 146,000 jobs in November, according to the Labor Department, a figure just above the 100,000 jobs per month economists say are needed just to keep pace with new entrants into the labor forc

US economy adds 171K jobs, giving Obama some relief ahead of election

US employers added 171,000 jobs in October and hiring was stronger over the previous two months than first thought, pointing to a slowly improving jobs picture that could enhance President Barack Obama's re-election chances.

Gold near 2-month low; headed for its worst weekly drop in nearly three months

Gold held near a two-month low on Friday and was headed for its sharpest weekly drop in nearly three months, hurt by strong US economic data and fears that the Federal Reserve could hike interest rates sooner than expected.<br />

Obama calls for more action to rebuild US economy

The US president expressed such views after the latest weak job data Friday revived fears of the recovery's fragility. The unemployment rate for June stayed at 8.2 percent with a meagre job creation of 8,000.