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Continuing claims, which track Americans receiving unemployment benefits, declined to 4.1 million for the week that ended February 27.

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the greenback vs. a bundle of its main competitors, eases from recent tops and challenge the 92.00 neighbourho

The Conference Boards Employment Trends Index - which forecasts employment for the next 6 months - improved with the authors saying " The economy is likely to add 5-6 million jobs through the end of the year, and the unemployment rate will drop well below 5 percent". Analyst Opinion of Conference Boards Employment Index Econintersect evaluates the year-over-year change of this index (which is different than the headline view) - as we do with our own employment index. The year-over-year index gr...

The greenback, when tracked by the US Dollar Index (DXY), extends the march north to new yearly highs in the 92.15/20 band at the beginning of the wee

3/4/2021 9:16:44 AM GMT | By Pablo Piovano EUR/USD sheds further ground and looks to 1.2000. The rebound in the greenback weighs on the pair. Fed’s Powell will take centre stage later in the NA session. The selling pressure around the European currency extends for another session and drags EUR/USD to new daily lows in the 1.2030 region. EUR/USD risks a move to 1.2000 EUR/USD loses ground for the second session in a row on the back of the persistent ups...

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, likely boosted by brutal winter storms in the densely populated South in mid-February, though the labor market outlook is improving amid declining new COVID-19 cases. The labor market has lagged an acceleration in overall economic activity, driven by nearly $900 billion in additional pandemic relief provided by the government in late December. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 9,000 to a ...

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback vs. a bundle of its main competitors, navigate the area of 3-week tops just above the 91.00 mark

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the greenback vs. a bundle of its main competitors, trades slightly into the negative territory and close to t

Continuing claims, which track Americans receiving unemployment benefits, dropped slightly to 4.5 million for the week that ended February 6.

Posted By NICOLE LUDDEN on Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 12:03 PM Courtesy photo Arizona’s unemployment rate dropped from 8% In November to 7.5% in December, but UA economic expert George Hammond says “the state rate has been exceptionally volatile this year.” As the spread of COVID-19 forced social distancing policies and w...