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How to Trade Employment and Retail Reports

If the numbers published for the employment report and the retail report are positive the reaction of the financial markets will be negative. Introduction: Published monthly the employment report measures the employment in the non-farming payrolls and is seasonally adjusted. The retail sa... More >>

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Implications of Dismal Employment Report on the Dollar

An employment report is released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and shows the latest trend in the job market and its effects on the US economy. The US employment report has been released, and unfortunately, it was just disastrous. According to the report, only 18,000 jobs were created a... More >>

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What Effects do Employment and Retail Reports Have on Financial Markets?

A good employment report and the retail report will probably have a negative effect on the financial markets. The employment report and the retail report have in the past caused consternation for new forex traders because published good news has had a negative effect on the financial markets... More >>

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Claimant Count Change

The claimant count is really the Job-seeker’s Allowance claimant count and is published on the 2nd Thursday of every month by the National Statistics Office in the UK. The information or data comes from Job-centre Plus who is the body responsible for paying the job-seekers allowance. Th... More >>

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Average Earnings Index Bonus

The Average Earnings Index (AEI) is a pointer of how quickly earnings are on the rise in a country. The information for the AEI is derived from surveys and is used to compute the increase in the annually rate of remuneration using the last three months seasonally adjusted index values and compari... More >>

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Retail Sales (MoM)

The retail sales index is a measurement that is published monthly of all the goods sold by retailers. These figures are compiled by taking data from retail stores of different sizes and types. This particular indicator is very often used as a negative or positive sign of consumer confidence. ... More >>

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Initial Jobless Claims

The initial jobless claims figure is released weekly in the United States and is a measure of the number of claims of people who are looking to receive state benefits. This particular number is closely watched especially by the financial markets as it gives an early insight into the direction the... More >>

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What Are the Unemployment Rates

When a person is capable and ready to work but for whatever reason is not in work they are deemed as unemployed.  The occurrence of unemployment in a country is usually computed using the unemployment rate which is the number of people in the labor force who are unemployed, represented as a ... More >>

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PMI

The Purchasing Managers Index is an economic indicator which is published monthly and measures the demand for manufacturing in the economy. It is a composite index which comprises five sub-indices. Each sub-index is weighted with the index for new orders being the most heavily weighted. The F... More >>

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