US employment gains hit seven-month lowThe US economy added the fewest number of jobs in seven months in April and Americans dropped out of the labour force in droves, signs of weakness that cast doubts on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates before the end of the ye More… |
US employment report a green light for Fed rate hikeUS employment increased at a healthy pace in November, in another sign of the economy's resilience, and will most likely be followed by the first Federal Reserve interest rate rise in a decade later this month. More… |
Gold dips on data, earnings; Egypt underpinsGold prices eased a touch in Europe on Wednesday after well received US economic data and a spate of upbeat corporate earnings deflected interest away from bullion on to higher-risk, higher-yielding assets. Concerns over unrest in Egypt an More… |