Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 10:53
U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in November and the jobless rate hit a five-year low of 7.0 percent, raising chances the Federal Reserve could start ratcheting back its bond-buying stimulus as soon as this month.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 12:42
Bernanke was not specifically referring to the latest employment report, which showed the unemployment rate rose to 7.3 percent in October while employers added 204,000 jobs.
Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 10:48
US President Barack Obama launched a fresh effort Thursday to attract investment by foreign manufacturers and other businesses as the government seeks to pull down stubbornly high unemployment.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 18:49
US jobless claims fell for the third week in a row, as the impact of the government shutdown earlier in the month appeared to ease, Labor Department data showed Thursday.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 12:33
Gold prices tumbled by Rs 405 to Rs 29,753 per ten grams in futures trade Thursday after moving in range of Rs 29,675-Rs 30,200.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 13:01
Gold prices extended their early gains by Rs 184 to Rs 30,330 per ten grams in futures trade Wednesday.
Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 16:23
Gold prices edged higher by Rs 32 to Rs 30,594 per ten grams in futures trade Friday.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 20:33
US jobless claims remained high for the second week of the government shutdown, but fell from the previous week, Labor Department data showed Thursday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 16:29
Gold prices gained by Rs 59 to Rs 30,180 per ten grams in futures trade Wednesday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 18:58
The US jobless rate fell to 7.2 percent in September from 7.3 percent the month before, despite tepid numbers for job creation, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 18:55
US employers added far fewer than expected workers in September, suggesting a loss of momentum in the economy that supported the Federal Reserve`s decision to maintain its monthly bond purchases.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 17:08
Gold prices reclaimed Rs 30,000 level by rising Rs 264 to Rs 30,020 per ten grams in futures trade Tuesday.
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