Jobs data

Today’s jobs report is broadly consistent with the soft landing narrative. Monthly payrolls growth weakened slightly in June, and there were downward revisions to...

For the first time in several months, the jobs report brought relief to markets. Payroll gains dropped from above 300,000 to 175,000 in April, below market...

Roll up, roll up, we have yet another labour force surprise. But it's not the surprise we are used to. The good news? For the first time since 1974, unemployment is...

There is a lot of noise in the financial press (meme stocks, crypto, central bank policy, etc.) and so it’s hard to really know what to focus on. In times like...

“It is our job above all in politics to tackle the big issues and to explain them, and have the honesty to say to people, 'There are no easy solutions here.'”, Malcolm...

The Aussie dollar was already having a difficult week before sliding below 68 cents as Australia reported a fall in employment in October. The Aussie is the softest...