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RBS to cut hundreds of US jobs ahead of new Fed rules

RBS to cut hundreds of U.S. jobs as its mortgage-trading business will shrink by two-thirds. ...

Job gains signal US doing better than GDP shows

Key US economic indicators – such as tax receipts, consumer confidence, as well as auto and home sales – are confirming the improvement in the labour market, but GDP seems to be overstating the weakness in output ...

US jobless claims rise modestly in latest week

In a sign the US labour market continues to improve at a moderate pace amid this year’s tax hikes and federal budget cuts, initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased by 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 343,000 ...

Fed sees US jobless rate at 6.5pc by end-2014

Jobless rate may hit 6.8pc to 6.5pc threshold by end-2014, prompting the Fed to raise the benchmark lending rate, possibly in 2015 or later ...

US jobless claims up, but job growth steady

Weekly US jobless claims increase by 18,000 to 354,000 against 340,000 expectation, while four-week average of claims rise 2,500 based on survey week for June nonfarm payrolls ...

U.S. to close jobs gap by end-2016 at current pace

At current pace, US would close jobs gap by 2016: Fed paper ...

US shows private employers add 135K jobs in May survey

A private survey shows U.S. businesses added just 135,000 jobs in May, the second straight month of weak gains. ...