Jobs report ensures rise in US rates
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The discovery of life in the American jobs market might keep the Federal Reserve raising interest rates until the end of the year, US analysts said yesterday.
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Stock futures rose on Friday after a government report showed the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in November, easing worries about the economy's health.
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The US job market remains strong, and that should translate into bigger pay raises for workers, whose wages have risen sluggishly during the current expansion, said a top economic adviser to President Bush.
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UK businesses are set to prosper during the next few months - but this could trigger more interest rate rises, according to a report.
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The dollar clung to most of the previous  session's gains against the euro on Monday after a positive  U.S. jobs report last week reinforced expectations for an  interest rate rise this month.
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The unexpected boom in US job creation in October has locked in an interest rate rise and will likely encourage another tightening in December, analysts said.
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The US economy picked up speed in the third quarter to expand at a 3.7 percent annual rate, the government reported Friday in the last significant look at the economy before Election Day on Tuesday.
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The Federal Reserve raised the benchmark US interest rate Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point to 2 percent, citing a stronger labor market with a gain of 337,000 US jobs last month.
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U.S. private employers likely added 125,000 new jobs in September, holding the unemployment rate steady at 4.7 percent and bolstering views that the economy has slowed enough to persuade the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady, according to a Reuters poll.
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U.S. employers added 132,000 jobs in June and payrolls rose more strongly than previously thought in April and May, according to a Labor Department report that underlined a strengthening job market.
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The US economy appears to be gaining momentum and with it the risk of higher inflation, a survey of economists by the Wall Street Journal showed Monday.
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The US economy increased at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in the third quarter of this year, the Commerce Department said in a report released on Friday.
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American interest rates were raised last night by the third quarter-point since the spring, in a move intended as a reassuring signal that the US recovery is on course
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Traders raised bets the Federal Reserve will lift its interest-rate target for overnight loans between banks in December after a government report showed the US last month added almost twice the number of jobs expected.
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US job growth revived last month, the government reported yesterday, as employers added 144,000 jobs to their nonfarm payrolls in August, seasonally adjusted â-arely enough
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Washington - With the US economy expanding at a respectable pace, companies hiring and consumers inclined to spend, Federal Reserve policy makers can feel comfortable about boosting short-term interest rates for a fourth time this year.
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U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly rose again last week in more worrying news for the labor market, government data showed on Thursday, while other data offered some positive signals for America's economy.