US payrolls

A woman waits for a bus next to a "Now Hiring" sign from the United States Postal Service in Boston, Massachusetts, US, 30 October, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo/File Photo
Global Economy

US job growth seen accelerating in December; record job creation anticipated for 2021

This would be the largest annual increase in employment since record keeping started in 1939

Monitors displaying the stock index prices and Japanese yen exchange rate against the US dollar are seen after the New Year ceremony marking the opening of trading in 2022 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan 4 January, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS/Issei Kato
World+Biz

Asian shares rally as investors await US jobs data

PHOTO: A man paues in front of an electric screen showing Japan's Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, August 5, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Global Economy

Asia stocks up slightly in cautious trade as focus shifts to US payrolls