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| | | ... worse than expected 4.9% in June from 4.7% in the previous month, it adds more evidence to the strength of the US jobs market as more workers are encouraged to re-join the labour force as reflected in the pickup in the participation rate from 62.6% to ... |
| | | | ... month of improvement. An increase in the average work week from 34.5 hours to 34.6 hours also augurs well for the US jobs market. Looked at in isolation, continued US labour market strength pooh-poohs recent concerns (including mine) that the weak global ... |
| | | | ... 10 points at 5,599. Wall Street stocks closed mostly lower on Friday night following a cautious appraisal of the US jobs market by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and increased tensions over Ukraine at the Jackson Hole summit of central bankers. The ... |
| | | | ... session, as weak Chinese data outweighed a triumphant return to the bond markets in Greece and positive news from the US jobs market. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index eked out a 0.10 per cent gain to 6,641.97 points, with markets largely shrugging off ... |
| | | | ... notable change in the outlook" could change that.... and the outlook is good. There is "broad improvement" in the US jobs market and that the current volatility in emerging markets "... do not pose a substantial risk to the U.S. economic outlook." Yes ... |
| | | | ... firmer. "It's making people feel a bit more comfortable with the situation there," he told AAP. "It's showing the US jobs market is recovering... How the US is feeling in terms of confidence has an impact on the rest of the world." Meanwhile, the S&P ... |
| | | | ... claims for unemployment insurance fell sharply to their lowest in four and a half years, a good sign for the ailing US jobs market. But later suggestions that the data might be somewhat incomplete helped take the air out of the rally. LONDON - Europe's ... |
| | | | ... from 104.48 cents on Monday. HiFX trading director Mike Hollows said the rally came after Mr Bernanke said the US jobs market, despite three months of steady employment growth, remained weak and indicated the Fed would keep interest rates at close to ... |
| | | | ... markets have fallen, as poor economic news from Europe and China overshadows more positive data about the domestic US jobs market. LONDON - European stocks and the euro slid following unexpectedly weak eurozone economic data and after disappointing Chinese ... |
| | | | ... hit after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned there had been a "loss of momentum" in the already tepid US jobs market. In Tokyo, worries over the lack of positive direction in the economy both locally and globally weighed on sentiment for most ... |
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