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[nasdy]

Employment numbers come in [$DJI]

7/6/01 8:34:07 AM The Unemployment rate has just been reported for June as 4.5%, lower than the expected 4.6%. Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% (4 cents) for June.

The US lost 114K jobs for the month of June.

The futures have sunk lower in response to these numbers; the Dow is now down 70, while the Nasdaq is lower by 25. The S&P is lower by 7 points.

[nasdy]

Naja nach den Gewinnwarnungen und den Arbeitsmarktdaten sieht es heute sehr düster aus.....

Gruß Nasdy

[nasdy]

Naja nach den Gewinnwarnungen und den Arbeitsmarktdaten sieht es heute sehr düster aus.....

Gruß Nasdy

[Best Topperformer]

Denke mal, daß wir nach einer sehr schwachen Eröffnung deutliche Kaufneigung sehen werden. Verschiedene Wirtschaftsökonomen sprechen auf verschiedenen Sendern davon, daß die Zinssenkungsphantasie mit diesen Zahlen wieder deutlich gestiegen ist.

Es wird sogar vermutet, daß eine weitere außerplanmäßige Zinssenkung vor August ins Haus steht. Die Fed muß handeln, so die Experten.

Na ja, vielleicht gibts dadurch ja doch noch positive Impulse.

[nasdy]

Hier noch ein ausführlicher Bericht:

Weak Labor Market Continues to Offset Optimism [$INDU]

7/5/01 3:55:45 PM The National Association of Purchasing Management released its report on business activity in the non-manufacturing sector in the month of June on Thursday, adding to a growing positive sentiment regarding the U.S. economy as the sector showed growth. However, the continued weakening of the labor market offset much of the optimism generated by the report.

NAPM said that its Non-Manufacturing Business Activity Index, which focuses on the service sector, increased 5.5 percentage points to 52.1 percent in June from 46.6 in May. The reading above 50 shows that the sector is growing once again after two consecutive months of contraction. At the same time however, chair of the NAPM’s Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, Ralph G. Kauffman, Ph.D., C.P.M pointed out that some industries are continuing to contract.”

Nonetheless, Kauffman said, “Overall in June, non-manufacturing industries reversed their recent trend and reported growth in both business activity and new orders compared to May.”

However, NAPM’s report also pointed to a problem which continues to weigh on economists perception of the direction of the economy, the labor market. NAPM said that the employment index fell for the fourth consecutive month in June, dropping to 45.1, its lowest level since the inception of NAPM`s non-manufacturing business survey in July 1997.

The difficult labor market was also reflected in a report from the Department of Labor, which said that the number of initial unemployment claims increased 7,000 to 399,000 in the week ending June 30 from the previous week`s revised figure of 392,000. Additionally, the number of people remaining on unemployment rose above 3 million for the first time in 8-1/2 years.

Still, the four-week moving average, which is seen as more stable, decreased 9,500 to 407,500 from the previous week`s revised average of 417,000.

The Labor Department’s report on the employment situation for June will be released on Friday and is expected to be analyzed closely.

In recent weeks, economic indicators have pointed to signs that the economy may have hit bottom and is showing the first signs of resurgence. This is seen as an indication that the interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve are beginning to have their desired effect. The Fed next meets on August 21, but it is uncertain if it will continue to cut rates.

The Dow is currently down 79.17 at 10,491.94.
The Nasdaq is down 52.50 at 2,088.30.