#unemployment--pce

#unemployment--pce

Canada's economy added a modest 14,000 jobs in March, following major job losses during the first two months of the year, with the unemployment rate unchanged at 6.7 percent.

"If you go back to 2019, which wasn't great then, actually, before COVID, it was 12%. So obviously, this has worsened substantially, continues to worsen."

The AIM Index is a survey of more than 140 Massachusetts employers that has run since 1991. It is calculated on a 100-point scale, with 50 as neutral; a reading above 50 is positive, while below 50 is negative. The state's March rating was 47, down from 52 in February.

An email was sent to White House staff on 24 March, warning them against using insider information to place bets on prediction markets like Kalshi or Polymarket.

The conflict has driven up the price of oil and natural gas; damaged oil refineries, tanker terminals and other energy infrastructure; disrupted shipments of fertiliser that the world's farmers depend on; and damaged the confidence of businesses and consumers.

'Walmart Worries' just keep multiplying. It's currently close to the highest level ever recorded which was during the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-09.

Employers added 178,000 jobs last month, much more than forecasters had expected, reversing big job losses in February and indicating a rebound in the labor market.

The US dollar was relatively stable on Friday, trading close to a one-month high and positioning for a weekly gain that reverses the prior week's decline. The move has been reinforced by a broad rise in treasury yields during the last few days, reflecting stronger labour data and Federal Reserve minutes that highlighted a committee still debating the appropriate pace of policy adjustment.