Employment Report (May)

May's employment report clearly suggests that labour market conditions are deteriorating again, which will undoubtedly prompt more speculation that QE3is coming soon. Non-farm payrolls increased by only 69,000 in May (less than half the consensus forecast) and April's gain was revised down to a similarly lacklustre 77,000, compared with the initial estimate of a 115,000 gain.

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