June 6, 2025 United States: US Jobs Report Points to Gradual Moderation in Labor Market US job growth moderated in May and the prior months were revised lower, indicating employers are cautious about growth prospects as they weigh the Trump administration’s economic policy. Nonfarm payrolls increased 139,000 last month after a combined 95,000
June 5, 2025 United States: US Trade Deficit Narrows by Most on Record as Imports Plunge The US trade deficit narrowed in April by the most on record on the largest-ever plunge in imports, illustrating an abrupt end to the massive front-loading of goods by some companies ahead of higher tariffs. The gap
June 4, 2025 United States: US Hiring Cools to Slowest Pace in Two Years, ADP Data Show Hiring decelerated to the slowest pace in two years as sectors including business services, education and health shed jobs, pointing to a weakened demand for workers. Private-sector payrolls increased by 37,000 last month, according to ADP
June 03, 2025 The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the euro area was 6.2% in April 2025, down from 6.3% in March 2025 and 6.4% in April 2024. In the EU, the unemployment rate was 5.9% in April 2025, the same as in March 2025, but down from 6.0% in April 2024. Eurostat estimates that
June 3, 2025 United States: US Stocks Wobble at the Open as Growth Concerns Return US equities fluctuated at the open on Tuesday, as concerns about growth resurfaced after Paris-based OECD warned that Donald Trump’s trade policies have tipped the world economy into a downturn. The S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq 100
June 2, 2025 United States: Treasuries Fall as Tariff Uncertainty Clouds Outlook Before Data Treasuries fell amid a broad selloff of US assets as uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s tariff policy continued to swirl at the start of a busy week for data on the health of the world’s largest economy. Longer bond
May 30, 2025 United States: US Consumers Hit the Brakes While Goods Imports Plunged in April US consumers hit the brakes in April while goods imports plummeted by a record as companies adjusted to higher tariffs. Inflation-adjusted personal spending rose 0.1% after rising 0.7% a month earlier, Bureau of Economic Analysis data showed
May 29, 2025 United States: US Economy Shrinks 0.2% on Weaker Spending, Larger Trade Impact The US economy shrank at the start of the year, restrained by weaker consumer spending and an even bigger impact from trade than initially reported. Gross domestic product decreased at a 0.2% annualized pace in the first quarter,
May 28, 2025 United States: US Treasuries Drift Ahead of Auction With Spotlight on Demand US Treasuries slipped, snapping three days of gains, as attention turns to a fresh wave of supply after recent auctions signaled weaker demand for government paper. The yield on the 10-year benchmark was three basis points higher at
May 27, 2025 United States: US Core Capital Goods Orders Decrease by Most Since October Orders placed with US factories for business equipment declined in April by the most since October, suggesting a diminishing appetite to invest amid uncertainty about tariffs and tax policy. The value of core capital goods orders, a less-volatile
