US January non-farm payrolls +130K vs +70K expected
Prior was +50K November was +56K Two-month net revision -17K Unemployment rate 4.3% vs 4.4% expected Prior unemployment rate 4.4% Unrounded unemployment 4.283% vs 4.375% prior Participation rate 62.5% vs 62.4% prior U6 underemployment rate 8.0% vs 8.4% prior Average hourly earnings +0.4% m/m vs +0.3% expected Average hourly earnings 3.7% y/y vs +3.6% expected […]
What went wrong at Tottenham and what SHOULD happen now?
Tottenham have sacked another manager. What went wrong for Thomas Frank and where do they go from here? Thomas Frank’s Tottenham reign is over. After less than eight months in charge, the Danish head coach has been relieved of his duties in North London. The decision comes after Spurs suffered another Premier League defeat in […]
investingLive European markets wrap: Dollar softer ahead of US jobs report
US jobs report build up: Headlines: Markets: US dollar weaker across the board, USD/JPY down 0.5% to 153.60 Gold up 1.2% to $5,083 while silver is up 5.9% to $85.47 S&P 500 futures up 0.1%, Nasdaq futures up 0.1%, Dow futures up 0.1% European indices mixed, slightly lower at the balance Bitcoin down 2.0% to […]
Man Detained and Released in Nancy Guthrie Investigation Speaks Out
Nancy Guthrie Abduction ‘It Ain’t Me!’ Says Man Who Was Detained Published February 11, 2026 4:09 AM PST The man detained Tuesday and questioned in relation to the Nancy Guthrie investigation has spoken out … telling reporters at his doorstep in Rio Rico, Arizona he didn’t even know who Nancy was until he was pulled […]
Silver is slowly recovering the losses but the US NFP remains a big risk for the bulls
FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW Silver has been slowly recovering the losses in the past days helped by the lack of bearish catalysts, but a crucial US NFP report today could hurt the bulls. In fact, the market is pricing 60 bps of easing for the Fed this year, so there’s a high risk of a hawkish repricing […]
Barcelona forward to miss Copa clash
Marcus Rashford has been ruled out of Barcelona’s Copa del Rey clash with Atletico Madrid tomorrow night due to injury. Rashford came off midway through the second half of the 3-0 win over Real Mallorca on Saturday and it has now been confirmed he is suffering from a knee problem. A club statement read: “Marcus […]
Did Jensen Huang give the green light to buy software stocks?
Image source: Getty Images With valuations where they are, it’s either an amazing time to buy software stocks or a terrible one. And in an interview last week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gave his view. According to Huang, falling software share prices are “the most illogical thing in the world”. So is this a once-in-a-generation […]
What to watch out for in the US labour market report later?
As per usual, the three main components will be the headline non-farm payrolls number, the unemployment rate, and average hourly earnings. And typically, we will also get the two-month revision to the payrolls figure. However, this time around will feature the annual adjustments from the benchmark revision up to March 2025. On the latter component, […]
£1,000 buys 694 shares in this red-hot UK space stock that’s smashing the FTSE 100 index
Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 100 index has performed well recently. Over the last year, it’s up about 18%. That gain pales in comparison to the returns generated by a UK-listed space stock, however. Over the same period, this stock has delivered around 10 times that return! Exposure to leading space companies The stock […]
The Australian Dollar extends gains on hawkish RBA. US Dollar’s fate hinges on US NFP.
FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW USD: The US Dollar came under some more pressure yesterday following soft US Retail Sales and US ECI data. We got a slightly dovish repricing on the back of the weaker data with the market now pricing 60 bps of easing by year-end compared to 58 bps before the data release. The focus […]
