Next Week in Business: jobless claims, mortgage rates and Wall Street's first trading day of 2025
The Labor Department issues its weekly tally of new unemployment benefit claims on Thursday. The number of Americans applying ...
Gold Steadies as US Jobs Data Offer Few Clues on Fed’s Rate Path
Gold was steady in quiet, post-holiday trading, after mixed jobless claims data in the US did little to alter bets on the ...
US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall Below Estimates at 219,000
Applications for US unemployment benefits fell by 1,000 to 219,000 last week, while continuing claims rose to 1.91 million, the highest in over three years. Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM, ...
New US jobless claims slip, but people are remaining unemployed for longer
The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits dipped to the lowest in a month last week.
US Applications for Unemployment Benefits Fall Slightly
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, but continuing claims rose to a ...
US applications for unemployment benefits hold steady, but continuing claims rise to 3-year high
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims rose to the ...
The Fed May Have To Raise Interest Rates In 2025
The spread between current and forward rates turned positive post-December Fed meeting. Check out why I predict a Fed rate ...
Why Did the Stock Market Crash After the Fed Cut Interest Rates Last Week?
On Dec. 18, the U.S. Federal Reserve concluded its final policy meeting for 2024. There was a broad consensus among experts that the central bank would cut the federal funds rate (overnight interest ...
Japanese Yen Weekly Forecast: Will Inflation and Labor Market Data Pressure USD/JPY?
USD/JPY rallies on Fed rate cuts and BoJ decisions. Will BoJ insights and Japan’s inflation data fuel a rate hike or drive ...