Category: Jobs
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British steel to cut 2,500 jobs despite £600m taxpayer-funded green initiative
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British Steel is set to close its blast furnaces in Scunthorpe by the end of the year, putting 2,500 jobs at risk. The move comes as the Chinese-owned company seeks to accelerate its transition to green steel production, despite receiving £600m in taxpayer support. The company is in talks with…
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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Non-farm payrolls revisions cut 818,000 jobs
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Markets: Gold falls $2 to $2511 The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note fell 2 basis points to 3.79%. West Texas Intermediate crude fell $1.26 to $71.92. S&P 500 rises 0.4% Sterling advances, dollar lags The weaker dollar was the main theme again, this time with some support as…
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Scammers prey on young Chinese desperate for jobs in bleak economy By Reuters
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By Ethan Wang and Ryan Wu BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese mother has taken to television to demand justice for her 19-year-old mentally disabled son after con artists tricked the desperate job seeker into having breast enlargement surgery in an incident that sparked widespread outrage. The teenager, who was hoping…
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Soft August jobs report could sway fed to deliver supersized rate cut in September By Investing.com
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Expectations of a major interest rate cut in September had lost steam after recent economic data showed that recession fears were just hype about nothing, but with the labor market now in the driver’s seat of monetary policy, the August jobs report has the potential to revive bets on a…
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Australian jobs report due 15 August 2024, the unemployment rate will not be 10.1%
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The Australian labour market report is due at 11.30am Sydney time. 0130 GMT 2130 EST (Wednesday) The unemployment rate is expected to remain steady at 4.1%. Yesterday, a special study conducted by Roy Morgan published its unemployment report for July: The “real” unemployment rate rose to 10.1% (up 1.8 percentage…
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Newsquawk Week Ahead: US CPI & Retail Sales; UK CPI & Jobs data; Aussie jobs and RBNZ
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12th-16th August 2024 Mon: OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report; Japanese Market Holiday (Mountain Day), German Retail Sales (May), Indian Trade Balance (Jul)Tue: IEA Oil Market Report, Australian Wage Price Index (Q2), UK Jobs (Jun/Jul), German ZEW Survey (Aug), US PPI (Jul)Wed: RBNZ Announcement and Quarterly MPS, Bank of Israel Announcement,…
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Dollar steady on US jobs relief as yen heads for first weekly drop in six By Reuters
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By Kevin Buckland and Sruthi Shankar TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar hovered near a one-week high against other major currencies on Friday after the biggest drop in U.S. jobless claims in nearly a year eased fears of an impending economic slowdown. The US currency steadied against the Japanese yen after…
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USDCAD little changed after the Canada jobs report
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The USD/CAD pair was little changed after the Canadian jobs report. Although the employment change fell by -2.8K jobs versus estimates of +22.5, full-time jobs increased by 61.6K jobs. Part-time jobs fell by -64.4K jobs, which offset those gains. The strength in full-time jobs outweighed the declines in part-time jobs.…
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Kiwi Strengthened as New Zealand Quarterly Jobs Report Surprised to the Upside
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New Zealand reported a 0.4% quarter-on-quarter increase in employment for the second quarter of 2024, confounding expectations for a 0.2% decline. The country’s unemployment rate also came in better than expected at 4.6%, slightly below the consensus of 4.7%. Wage growth also beat estimates, with the labor cost index showing…
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FX Watch: NZD/CHF To Extend Its Trend After NZ’s Jobs Release?
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Like other “risk” assets, the New Zealand dollar lost ground against its safe-haven peers as optimism over low interest rates turned to concerns that a high interest rate environment was leading to recessionary conditions in the US and other major economies. The Swiss franc, in particular, found additional support from…
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Intel to cut 15,000 jobs in bid to catch up in AI chip race
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Intel, the US semiconductor giant, is set to cut 15,000 jobs as part of an aggressive effort to revitalize lagging manufacturing operations and keep up with the competitive artificial intelligence chip market. Shares of the California-based company fell 20% in after-hours trading in New York to $29.05 after announcing a…
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Dollar hits four-month low as weak US jobs data boosts rate cut bets By Reuters
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By Karen Brittl NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell to a four-month low on Friday after a weaker-than-expected July employment report raised expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 50 basis points in September as the economy deteriorates. Employers added 114,000 jobs, missing expectations for a…
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Gold dips on weak U.S. jobs report but analysts see more record highs ahead (NYSEARCA:GLD)
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monsitj/iStock via Getty Images Gold futures ended lower on Friday, reversing earlier gains, as part of a general sell-off in riskier assets after a weak U.S. jobs report raised concerns that the Federal Reserve’s hold on interest rates could cause a real economic slowdown. the prices U.S. stocks briefly rose…
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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap 2 Aug: Bond market cuts rate for Fed after weak jobs data
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After some amazing earnings/revenue numbers from Amazon after the shutdown (revenue declines and slower consumer concerns), and a day of bad news yesterday, markets got another dose of “weakness” today in the US jobs report. The US nonfarm payrolls report for July 2024 showed a gain of just 114,000 jobs,…
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Intel slashes 18,000 jobs and suspends dividend to better compete with chip rivals Nvidia and AMD
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West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, is fighting to keep his iconic Greenbrier Hotel. A legal notice announcing the auction of the luxury resort near White Sulphur Springs over unpaid debts was published in the West Virginia Daily News on Wednesday — the latest development…
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Prince’s Trust warns of ‘digital skills crisis’ as over third of young people lack confidence in securing tech jobs
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The Prince’s Trust, in collaboration with Solutions Research and supported by Cognizant, has released a new report highlighting the growing ‘digital skills crisis’ among young people in the UK. According to the findings, more than a third of young people (37%) are concerned that they lack the digital skills needed…
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Carpetright’s future secured but at least 1,000 jobs lost in limited rescue deal
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Carpetright’s future was partly secured through the rescue deal, but the move resulted in the loss of more than 1,000 jobs. Tapi, a rival flooring retailer, bought 54 of Carpetright’s 272 stores and two warehouses through a pre-pack administration, which allows for selective acquisition of assets. The deal retained 308…
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CNN to cut 100 jobs in major overhaul to focus on digital, memo shows By Reuters
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Written by Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – CNN plans to cut about 100 jobs as part of a plan to consolidate its news operations and strengthen its digital business, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday. CNN International CEO Mark Thompson said in a memo to employees that…
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Jerome Powell is suddenly bearish on the jobs market and it’s a welcome sign for Wall Street
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday reinforced the message that the central bank is increasingly paying attention to a slowing labor market and not just taming inflation, a shift that suggests it is likely to start cutting interest rates soon. “We are not just an inflation-targeting central bank. We…
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US economy adds 206,000 jobs in June as labour market shows signs of cooling
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The U.S. economy added 206,000 jobs in June, indicating a slight slowdown in the labor market, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figure was closely in line with economists’ expectations and represented a modest decline from the revised 218,000 jobs added in May. The…