Summary:
U.S. employers boosted hiring in April while raising wages for workers, pointing to sustained labor market strength. NFP are expected to rise by 190,000 in May, a cooling of the surprise gain of 253,000 jobs created in April.
NFP(Changes in non-farm payrolls)
02/06/2023 (Friday)
Previous (April):253k Forecast: 190k
U.S. employers boosted hiring in April while raising wages for workers, pointing to sustained labor market strength. NFP are expected to rise by 190,000 in May, a cooling of the surprise gain of 253,000 jobs created in April.
Average hourly earnings increased by 0.5% on a monthly basis up from 0.3% in March, bringing the annual rate back to 4.4% from 4.3% previously. This print in particular doesn’t bode well for the Fed in the fight against inflation.
But U.S. economic activity appeared to stall in recent weeks, a Federal Reserve report published on showed, with job growth and inflation both slowing, and near-term business prospects looking slightly worse than previously.
NZD to USD holds above 0.60 as traders await the Fed’s decision, supported by steady NZ economic data and cautious global risk sentiment.
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