Market Pulse - Usa
US non-farm payrolls jump by 304,000 in January
US non-farm payrolls increased by 304,000 at the start of 2019, underlining the strength of the country's jobs market, economists said.
Dallas Fed boss Kaplan tells colleagues to 'get out of the way'
In unusually tough-worded remarks, the head of the Federal Reserve bank of Dallas reportedly said the country's monetary authority should steer clear of further interest rate hikes until mid-year, at the earliest.
St.Louis Fed's Bullard says next move in US rates could be up or down
The US economy was wedged in a relatively slow growt dynamic with little inflation, but in any case the central bank's next move on interest rates may be either up or down, one of its highest-ranking officials said.
US open: Stocks open higher after Trump announces meeting with China's Xi
US stocks carved out some gains at the opening bell on Friday as investors thumbed through the latest non-farm payrolls report.
Federal government shutdown crisis hits US consumer confidence in January
Consumer confidence in the States was at its lowest ebb since President Donnald Trump took office, as Americans fretted over the potential impact of the federal government shutdown.
ISM factory gauge jumps back in January, but recession still seen ahead
Perhaps the most widely-followed gauge of factory sector activity in the States surprised to the upside at the start of the year, as levels of output and new orders jumped back.
Trump to quit Cold War missile treaty with Russia
The US announced on Friday it would be withdrawing in the next six months from a missile control treaty it signed with Russia in the Cold War.
Trump proposes new summit with Xi to end trade war
US President Donald Trump proposed a new summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping to try and settle the trade war for good as both sides claim progress at the end of the latest talks in Washington.