US Nonfarm Payrolls Surge, Unemployment Rate Down to 8.3%

Written February 3, 2012 at 8:32 AM EST by  

Change in Nonfarm Payrolls:   Survey:  140K     Actual:  243K    Prior:  200K      Revision: 203K

Change in Private Payrolls:  Survey: 160K    Actual: 257K     Prior:  212K     Revised: 220K

Change in Manufacturing Payrolls:  Survey: 13K   Actual:  50K   Prior:  23K     Revised:  32K

Unemployment Rate:  Survey:  8.5%     Actual: 8.3%     Prior:  8.5%      

Avg Hourly Earning (MoM) All Emp:    Survey:  0.2%     Actual: 0.2%      Prior:  0.2%         

Avg Hourly Earning (YoY) All Emp:    Survey:  1.9%      Actual: 1.9%      Prior:  2.1%      

Avg Weekly Hours All Employees:    Survey:  34.4      Actual: 34.5         Prior:  34.4

 

US Jobless rate drops to February of 2009

China’s Industrial Profits YTD

Written February 2, 2012 at 9:16 PM EST by  

China’s Industrial Profits for 2011 on a year over year basis rose 25.4% versus the prior increase of 24.4%.

China Sets Yuan Reference Rate @ 6.3102

Written February 2, 2012 at 8:17 PM EST by  

 

 

 

China Non-Manufacturing PMI

Written February 2, 2012 at 8:14 PM EST by  

China’s Non-Manufacturing PMI in January came in at 52.9 softer than the prior reading of 56.0.  The market had a muted reaction to this release with risk trading a touch lower

UK Lloyd’s Business Baromoter

Written February 2, 2012 at 7:32 PM EST by  

The Lloyd’s Business Barometer in January improved to -11 from a -23 reading the prior month. Sterling has traded to the bottom of its January bullish channel today and a break lower could moved the pair back toward the middle of the 1.55 handle.

Aussie AIG Performance of Services Index

Written February 2, 2012 at 5:49 PM EST by  

The Aussie AIG Performance of Services Index in January rose to an expansionary 51.9 from 49 the prior month.

EU’s Rehn on the Wires

Written February 2, 2012 at 9:50 AM EST by  

Says:

  • Euro governance to be determined this year
  • Closer economic union to complement monetary union
  • Recession to be ‘much nastier’ if crisis not resolved
  • EU going through a ‘mild recession’
  • EU undertaking reformation of Europe’
  • Portugal making ‘good progress’ on fiscal reforms
  • Greek PSI agreement by the end of the week
  • Greece must make ‘decisive progress’ on reforms

 

Jobless Claims Data Improves

Written February 2, 2012 at 8:31 AM EST by  

Jobless Claims:  Survey:  371K    Actual: 367K   Prior: 377K    Revised:  379K   

Continuing Claims:  Survey: 3535K    Actual:  3437K    Prior:3554K   Revised: 3567K

EUR/USD moves higher on the news

Nonfarm Productivity:    Survey: 0.8%    Actual:  0.7%    Prior:  2.3%     Revised: 1.9%

Unit Labor Costs:    Survey:   0.8%    Actual:  1.2%    Prior:  -2.5%  Revised: -2.1%

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