Non-farm payrolls (NFP) news

Stay ahead of the curve with our dedicated non-farm payrolls (NFP) page. This crucial economic indicator provides a snapshot of US employment, excluding agricultural workers, and has a significant impact on financial markets. Here, you'll find up-to-the-minute coverage of NFP releases, including expert analysis of the data, its implications for the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, and its influence on various asset classes. Explore forecasts, understand market reactions, and gain insights into the broader economic trends revealed by this key report.

Relief rally already struggling
Equity markets have erased early gains to trade in the red on Thursday, as investors take a cautious approach ahead of Friday's jobs report. The narrative in recent days of weaker data being positive as it could be a precursor to slower tightening didn't seem sustainable and it's already proving to be the case. I think it was more a reflection of the steep sell-off in the markets and the performance of risk assets in general over the six weeks previous, rather than the data.
by Craig Erlam
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OPEC cuts production, gold pares gains
OPEC+ boosts oil prices after large cut Oil prices are edging lower today after OPEC+ announced a huge production cut on Wednesday of two million barrels per day. With the group failing to hit output targets by a widening margin as the year has progressed, the net cut will be around half that, if not less, but that's still a substantial reduction in an already tight market. Of course, the global economy is slowing as a result of an inflation and interest rate shock - which soaring oil prices and
by Craig Erlam
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