Economic Data
#1) Employment Situation View Report Here |
The unemployment rate has fallen in the last 3 reports |
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The “real” unemployment rate (U6) has been steady or lower for the last 5 months |
___________________Prev____Revised____Est________Range___________Act___
| Nonfarm Payrolls - M/M change | 36,000 | 63,000 | 200,000 | 120,000 to 275,000 | 192,000 |
| Unemployment Rate - Level | 9.0 % | | 9.1 % | 8.9 % to 9.3 % | 8.9 % |
| Average Hourly Earnings - M/M change | 0.4 % | | 0.2 % | 0.0 % to 0.2 % | 0.0 % |
| Av Workweek - All Employees | 34.2 hrs | | 34.3 hrs | 34.3 hrs to 34.4 hrs | 34.2 hrs |
| Private Payrolls - M/M change | 50,000 | 68,000 | 190,000 | 130,000 to 295,000 | 222,000 |
#2) Factory Orders
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Market Moves
Crude WTI +2.94% Heating Oil +1.31% Gasoline +0.75% Natural Gas +0.66% Ethanol Futures unch
The ongoing Libyan situation and fears that it might spread to other oil producing nations
Silver +3.82% Gold +1.19% Platinum +0.64% Copper +0.04% Palladium -0.36%
Gold posted a record high early in the week and silver is at the highest level since 1980, when it reached a record of over $50/ oz
T-Bond 0.70% 10-Year +0.64% 5-Year +0.53% 2-Year +0.18% Eurodollar unch
Interest rates sold off after the payroll number but rallied after higher energy prices pressed indices lower
SF +0.62% Euro +0.21% Yen +0.03% Can$-0.05% Pound -0.07% U.S.
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| The Swiss Franc continues to be the best performing currency : 1 mnth=+3.1% 3 mnth +5.46% 1 yr +15.93% |
Wheat +1.06% Rice +0.64% Beans +0.14% Oats -1.02% Corn -1.19%
Cotton +3.4% LB +2.05% Cof -0.7% OJ -0.9% Cocoa
VIX +2.17% Rus 2K -0.35% NASDAQ -0.5% MidCap -0.64% DJIA -0.69% S&P -0.71%
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