by Rakesh NAYAK | Sep 8, 2026 | Blogs, Market Insights
The U.S. labour market surprised to the upside in August 2026, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by 162,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remaining steady at 4.1%. Upward revisions to July’s data also erased previously reported job losses, indicating that the labour...
by Rakesh NAYAK | Aug 25, 2026 | Blogs, Market Insights
Australia’s labour market showed signs of weakening in July 2026, with employment falling by 15,800 jobs after two strong months of growth that added more than 118,000 positions. The unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.5%, while the participation rate eased to...
by Rakesh NAYAK | Aug 12, 2026 | Blogs, Market Insights
The U.S. labour market weakened significantly in July 2026, with nonfarm payrolls falling by 23,000, marking the first monthly decline in several years. Combined with downward revisions of 103,000 jobs over the previous two months, the report indicates that labour...
by Rakesh NAYAK | Jul 29, 2026 | Market Insights, Blogs
Thematic Insight – Rate Reset: How a Year of RBA Swings Rewrote Australia’s Term Deposit Map Twelve months ago, Australian savers expected term deposit rates to continue falling, but 2026 delivered a dramatic turnaround. A resurgence in inflation and successive RBA...
by Rakesh NAYAK | Jul 29, 2026 | Market Insights, Blogs
Featured Macro Insight – More Jobs, More Slack: Reading Between the Lines of June’s Labour Data The June Labour Force Survey surprised markets, with employment rising by 76.3k, well above expectations and reversing the weakness seen in April and May. However, the...
by Foresight Analytics | Jul 22, 2026 | Market Insights, Blogs
Featured Macro Insight – Six-Year Low, One-Week Warning: Inside June’s US Inflation Data Consumer prices actually fell over the month, and the annual pace of inflation cooled by more than economists had pencilled in, reshaping the conversation around the Federal...