Miscellaneous

Strong job growth is back: Payrolls jump in June well above expectations

Nonfarm payrolls rose 224,000 in June, well above market expectations of 165,000, according to the Labor Department.

The unemployment rate hedged higher to 3.7% but was still near 50-year lows.

Wage growth was 3.1% year over year, one-tenth of a point below market expectations.

Stocks opened lower on the news and government bond yields surged.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/05/jobs...june-2019.html

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Trump says the US and Mexico have reached a deal to avoid tariffs
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/07/trum...d-tariffs.html

"...Trump said that Mexico in return has agreed to take “strong measures” to stop illegal migration from coming through the U.S. southern border. ..."

U.S. creates 263,000 jobs in April, unemployment falls to 3.6%

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us...-36-2019-05-03

Hiring speeds up as U.S. economy adds 196,000 jobs in March

Growth in hourly pay slows a bit after reaching a 10-year high

The numbers: The U.S. created 196,000 new jobs last month after a swoon in February, an encouraging gain that hints growth in the economy is ready for a revival.

Hiring increased in most major segments of the economy, most notably health care and white-collar firms. The flush of new jobs kept the unemployment rate near a 50-year low of

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The January jobs report was released Friday before the bell with the economy adding 304,000 jobs, beating the estimates of 170,000. The unemployment rate moved up to 4.0%.

More: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/01/nonf...uary-2019.html