• US Employment Data in Focus

    US Employment Data in Focus

    • June 5, 2020

    Release: 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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  • COVID-19 Impact on Global Business and Economic Development

    COVID-19 Impact on Global Business and Economic Development

    • June 3, 2020

    Confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease, first detected in Wuhan, China, now exceed 2.3 million worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Although initially perceived as a China-central shock, the United States has been particularly hard-hit, now leading the world in total cases at approximately 800,000, with Spain and Italy trailing at nearly 200,000

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  • US Employment Report in the Spotlight

    US Employment Report in the Spotlight

    • May 8, 2020

    Release: Friday 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, a principal driver of the economy.   Higher-than-expected data typically favours a rally in the US dollar.   Weaker-than-expected data tends to weigh, triggering a

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