US Employment Data in Focus - October
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READ MORERelease: Friday at 13.30pm BST Employment data is a widely watched indicator due to its timeliness, accuracy and importance, as well as a leading indicator of consumer spending. The non-farm payrolls release is a measure of new payrolls added by private and government organisations in the US, reported each month by the Bureau of Labour
READ MORERelease: Friday at 13.30pm BST Employment data is a widely watched indicator due to its timeliness, accuracy and importance, as well as a leading indicator of consumer spending. The non-farm payrolls release is a measure of new payrolls added by private and government organisations in the US, reported each month by the Bureau of Labour
READ MORERelease: Thursday at 13.30pm BST US employment figures deliver an unparalleled insight into the condition of the world’s largest economy. Employment is a widely watched indicator due to its timeliness, accuracy and importance, as well as being considered a leading indicator of consumer spending. The non-farm payrolls release is a measure of new payrolls added
READ MORERelease: Today at 13.30pm BST US employment figures deliver an unparalleled insight into the condition of the world’s largest economy. The report is considered a leading indicator of consumer spending. Higher-than-expected data typically favours a USD rally. Weaker-than-expected data tends to weigh, triggering a USD decline. According to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS),
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