Nonfarm Payrolls in 2015
Nonfarm Payrolls opened 2015 at 140,568 and closed at 143,077, a +1.78% move for the year. The high of 143,077 was reached on December 1, and the low of 140,568 on January 1.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Open | Close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 140,568 | 140,568 | 140,568 | 140,568 | +0.00% |
| Feb | 140,827 | 140,827 | 140,827 | 140,827 | +0.00% |
| Mar | 140,923 | 140,923 | 140,923 | 140,923 | +0.00% |
| Apr | 141,196 | 141,196 | 141,196 | 141,196 | +0.00% |
| May | 141,538 | 141,538 | 141,538 | 141,538 | +0.00% |
| Jun | 141,709 | 141,709 | 141,709 | 141,709 | +0.00% |
| Jul | 141,991 | 141,991 | 141,991 | 141,991 | +0.00% |
| Aug | 142,125 | 142,125 | 142,125 | 142,125 | +0.00% |
| Sep | 142,275 | 142,275 | 142,275 | 142,275 | +0.00% |
| Oct | 142,579 | 142,579 | 142,579 | 142,579 | +0.00% |
| Nov | 142,808 | 142,808 | 142,808 | 142,808 | +0.00% |
| Dec | 143,077 | 143,077 | 143,077 | 143,077 | +0.00% |
Events During 2015
The PBoC devalued the yuan by 1.9% in a single day on August 11, 2015, the first meaningful devaluation since 1994. Global risk assets convulsed.
Brent crude fell from $115 in June 2014 to $27 in January 2016, a 77% collapse. Shale oversupply and OPEC's refusal to cut production broke the commodity supercycle that had dominated markets since 2003.
The Swiss National Bank abandoned its 1.20 EUR/CHF floor on January 15, 2015. The franc immediately surged 30%, blowing up retail FX brokers and exposing the fragility of exchange rate commitments.
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