Rising Jobless Claims and Manufacturing Slowdown Signal Labor Market Strains

More information in our economic calendar.State-level variations and industry-specific trimming Many states experienced remarkable changes in unemployed claims. California reported the highest growth with 4,280 additional claims, while Texas and Virginia also saw large -scale ups. Sorting in manufacturing, administrative services, transport and food services contributed to these growth. In contrast, New York saw a…

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China EV Boom and AI Surge: Why Hong Kong Stocks Are Outpacing Mainland Markets

Global part of passenger car productionMajor players in China’s EV space continue innovation and development: Byd company limited (01211.hk), Announced A success unveiled a 5-minute superfast charging technology and its God-i-Adeas Edas Self-Driving System. The stocks are 56.41% year-on-year-year (YTD). NIO Inc. (09866.hk): Record monthly delivery reported in December, with 2024 delivery 39% year-on-year (YOY)….

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China’s Stimulus Push: Wage Hikes, Rate Cuts, and AI-Driven Growth

Increasing minimum wages. To expand work-maintain programs. Facing wages outstanding wages in SME space. Sunday’s vows followed the commitment of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) earlier this month, which was for financial support amidst American-China trade tension. Major vows include: Cut into interest rates and reserved requirement ratio (RRR) if required. Introduction to new…

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U.S. Housing Starts Surge 11.2% in February, But Falling Permits Signal Future Slowdown

Building permit continues to decline Building permit, a major indicator of future building, fell to an annual rate of 1.456 million in 1.2% month. This decline increased the trend downward, with the permit now 6.8% from year to year. Single-family authorities remained relatively stable at 992,000 below 0.2% from January. However, permits for multi-family units…

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Jobless Claims Hit 221K, But Insured Unemployment Rise Sparks Concern

State-level trends and regional trimming State-level data reveals the conditions of the labor market mixed. The most significant increase in early claims was described in Massachusetts (+3,808), Road Island (+2,081), and Illinois (+1,539), mainly due to pruning in education, transportation, construction and manufacturing. In contrast, Kentaki (-3,074), California (-2,657), and Tennessi (-2,550) saw the greatest…

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Job Growth Disappoints in February with 151K Payrolls; Unemployment Up

Meanwhile, the private sector showed flexibility, with the healthcare major employment benefits. The region added 52,000 jobs, maintaining its strong pace for the last one year. Financial activities were also expanded, 21,000 posts were added, while transport and warehousing saw an increase in 18,000-numer. However, the job growth in social aid increased to 11,000, below…

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