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The number of job openings changed little at 8.1 million on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, both the number of hires and total separations were little changed at 5.6 million and 5.4 million, respectively. Within separations, quits (3.5 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.5 million) ...
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The rapid rise in the gold price during March raised several questions. One of these was whether central banks whose demand has been posited as a key reason for the recent rally would change their gold buying behaviour in response. We now have the benefit of a more complete picture for March, as well as initial data for April, to help inform our ...