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American labor markets were still tight due to the fact that US businesses struggled to gain skilled employees and wages rallied a bit, as the Fed reported on Wednesday in its latest report on the US economy…

The previous week, the number of US citizens who filed applications for unemployment benefits headed south to a 49-1/2-year minimum, thus indicating sustained labor market strength, which could tame expectations of a steep deceleration in the economic…

The level of monthly PPI for the US will be out on April 11 at 15:30 MT time.

In March, American employment surge managed to rebound from a 17-month minimum due to the fact that milder weather backed activity in such sectors as construction that could further soothe fears of a steep deceleration in the economic surge in the first…

In February, new orders for major American capital goods went down, while shipments didn’t change, although January’s data was updated a bit up, which could back views that the manufacturing sector was already stabilizing…

The beginning of the week has brought risk-on sentiment into the market after the continuation of trade talks between China and the US and positive figures of Chinese manufacturing PMI for March. Let’s see what else will impact on the market this week.

In January, the American trade deficit went down more than anticipated because China ramped up buying of soybeans, resulting in a rebound in exports following three straight monthly dives…

The Trump Administration is geared up to finding the whole Affordable Care Act unconstitutional…

In February, American homebuilding went down more than anticipated due to the fact that construction of single-family houses went down to an almost two-year minimum, providing more evidence of a steep deceleration in economic activity early in 2019…

In January, new orders for American goods shot up less than anticipated, tamed by dives in orders for computers as well as electronic products, which is another sign of decelerating manufacturing activity…

In February, American job surged speeded down to a five-month minimum because the weather-related boost in the previous two months faded away, staff members became more scarce, while tighter financial conditions started putting pressure on the labor…

The previous week, the total number of US citizens who filed for unemployment benefits suddenly shrank…