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China’s central bank bought 2 tonnes of gold in August; demand is slowing but still supports long-term price uptrend
The People’s Bank of China’s gold purchases highlight a shifting trend in the gold market, showing stable demand, albeit at lower levels. However, analysts note that central bank demand is expected to continue to create a floor in the market, supporting the current uptrend. Citing updated foreign reserve data published at the start of the month, Krishan Gopaul, Senior Analyst, EMEA at the World Gold Council, said that China’s central bank bought two tonnes of gold in August. After taking a six-month break last year, the PBOC has now extended its renewed buying spree to ten consecutive months. In his social ... (full story)
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BOOM: Payrolls revision -911K, biggest on record! 
Current Employment Statistics Preliminary Benchmark (National) - March 2025 The preliminary estimate of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) national benchmark revision to total nonfarm employment for March 2025 is -911,000 (-0.6 percent), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The annual benchmark revisions over the last 10 years have an absolute average of 0.2 percent of total nonfarm employment. In accordance with usual practice, the final benchmark revision will be issued in February 2026 with the publication of the January 2026 Employment Situation news release. Each year, CES employment estimates are benchmarked to comprehensive counts of employment from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). These counts are derived primarily from state unemployment insurance (UI) tax records that nearly all employers are required to file with state workforce agencies. The preliminary benchmark revision reflects the difference between two independently derived employment counts, each subject to their own sources of error. It serves as a preliminary measure of the total error in CES employment estimates from March 2024 to March 2025. Preliminary research, which is not comprehensive and is subject to updates in QCEW data, indicates that the primary contributors to the overestimation of employment growth are likely the result of two sources—response error and nonresponse error. First, businesses reported less employment to the QCEW than they reported to the CES survey (response error). Second, businesses who were selected for the CES survey but did not respond reported less employment to the QCEW than those businesses who did respond to the CES survey (nonresponse error). Estimates of other errors, such as the forecast error from the net birth-death model, are not available at this time. Information on how the net birth-death forecasts have reduced benchmark revisions historically are available on the CES Birth-Death Model Frequently Asked Questions page in question 10, www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbdqa.htm. The preliminary benchmark revisions in table 1 are calculated only for March 2025 for the major industry sectors. As is typically the case, many of the individual industry series show larger percentage revisions than the total nonfarm series, primarily because statistical sampling error is greater at more detailed levels than at an aggregated level. US BLS: PRELIMINARY BENCHMARK REVISION FOR MARCH 2025 PRIVATE PAYROLLS -880,000; GOVERNMENT PAYROLLS -31,000 #BLS #payrolls #benchmark #economy
Current Employment Statistics Preliminary Benchmark (National) - March 2025 The preliminary estimate of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) national benchmark revision to total nonfarm employment for March 2025 is -911,000 (-0.6 percent), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The annual benchmark revisions over the last 10 years have an absolute average of 0.2 percent of total nonfarm employment. In accordance with usual practice, the final benchmark revision will be issued in February 2026 with the publication of the January 2026 Employment Situation news release. Each year, CES employment estimates are benchmarked to comprehensive counts of employment from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). These counts are derived primarily from state unemployment insurance (UI) tax records that nearly all employers are required to file with state workforce agencies. The preliminary benchmark revision reflects the difference between two independently derived employment counts, each subject to their own sources of error. It serves as a preliminary measure of the total error in CES employment estimates from March 2024 to March 2025. Preliminary research, which is not comprehensive and is subject to updates in QCEW data, indicates that the primary contributors to the overestimation of employment growth are likely the result of two sources—response error and nonresponse error. First, businesses reported less employment to the QCEW than they reported to the CES survey (response error). Second, businesses who were selected for the CES survey but did not respond reported less employment to the QCEW than those businesses who did respond to the CES survey (nonresponse error). Estimates of other errors, such as the forecast error from the net birth-death model, are not available at this time. Information on how the net birth-death forecasts have reduced benchmark revisions historically are available on the CES Birth-Death Model Frequently Asked Questions page in question 10, www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbdqa.htm. The preliminary benchmark revisions in table 1 are calculated only for March 2025 for the major industry sectors. As is typically the case, many of the individual industry series show larger percentage revisions than the total nonfarm series, primarily because statistical sampling error is greater at more detailed levels than at an aggregated level. US BLS: PRELIMINARY BENCHMARK REVISION FOR MARCH 2025 PRIVATE PAYROLLS -880,000; GOVERNMENT PAYROLLS -31,000 #BLS #payrolls #benchmark #economy
Bank of Japan Might Increase Interest Rates This Year Despite Political Situations, According to Reports Reports That The BoJ Is Said To Likely Keep Rates Unchanged On Sept. 19 - To See US Trade Deal Removing Risks To Growth - To See Steady Progress Toward Bank's Price Target
From oilprice.com | Sep 8, 2025
China raised its imports of key commodities in August amid signs of industrial activity picking up after a summer lull and continued stockpiling of crude oil reserves. Chinese imports of crude, copper, iron ore, and soybeans increased in August compared to July and, most importantly, compared to the same month last year, according to official customs data ...
