Wypróbuj demo Otwórz konto
Handel
CFD
Binarne
Krypto
Bankowość
B2B
Rynki
O nas
Wypróbuj demo Otwórz konto

US jobless claims jump most since January 16

Note: This section contains information in English only.
Source: WBP Online
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits increased to 294,000 in the week ending March 7, the Department of Labor announced on Thursday, whereas analysts expected to see a meager decrease to 270,000, following the previous week's 274,000 initial claims. The number of applications last week was the most since the period ended January 16.

Back to articles

Actual Topics

12 May 2016

BoE cuts its growth forecasts

On Thursday, the Bank of England left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record-low 0.5% and revised down its growth outlook for the Q2 from 0.5% to 0.3%. Moreover, the BoE lowered its annual growth forecast for the UK from 2.2% to 2.0%, and highlighted that the country's inflation rate remained below the 2% target level.

11 May 2016

Gold adds on weaker US Dollar

On Wednesday, the yellow metal rebounded after its two-week lows, as the US Dollar showed weakness against other world currencies. The bullion added 1.2%, trading at $1,279.40 per ounce by 14:00 GMT on the NYSE, after touching its lowest level since April 27 of $1,264.80 on Tuesday. Meanwhile, gold dropped around 3%, after reaching $1,300 level last week for the first

11 May 2016

US stocks open with losses

The major US equity markets opened Wednesday's trading session in red, following yesterday's successful closing. At the open of the North American trading session, the Standard % Poor's 500 Index dropped 0.2%, starting at 2,079.80, whereas the Dow Jones Index lost 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.3%, opening at 17,861.10 and 4,797.37 points respectively.