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Non-farm payrolls (NFP) news

Stay ahead of the curve with our dedicated non-farm payrolls (NFP) page. This crucial economic indicator provides a snapshot of US employment, excluding agricultural workers, and has a significant impact on financial markets. Here, you'll find up-to-the-minute coverage of NFP releases, including expert analysis of the data, its implications for the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, and its influence on various asset classes. Explore forecasts, understand market reactions, and gain insights into the broader economic trends revealed by this key report.

Oil ticks higher, gold flat after strong NFP
Iran talks resume as oil makes small gains Oil prices are a little higher today, recovering from the lows on Friday. The jobs report highlighted how strong the economy remains although traders are now increasingly nervous about more aggressive tightening sending the economy into a deeper recession further down the road.
08-08-2022 04:28 GMT by Craig Erlam
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NFP React: What economic slowdown? Jobs Shocker supports Fed 75bp argument for September, Stocks drop, Oil pares weekly losses, Gold rally ends, Bitcoin equity correlation ends
The July nonfarm payroll report delivered a juicy plot twist in the Wall Street’s Fed pivot playbook.  Stubbornly high inflation and a global economic slowdown was expected to drag down the US economy, but after today’s jobs report that does not seem to be the case. Fed officials were already pushing back on the idea of a Fed pivot and now it seems they will be debating whether they need to be even more aggressive to tackle inflation given how strong the labor market is performing.  US stocks pl
05-08-2022 12:50 GMT by Edward Moya
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