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Three policymakers at the Federal Reserve dissented from the recent decision to maintain language hinting at future interest rate cuts.
The upcoming UK elections on May 7th will also see voters in Scotland and Wales electing representatives to their national parliaments.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is considered the most unpopular prime minister in modern British politics based on the speed and extent of his decline in popularity.
In January, the head of the Labour Party in Scotland, Anna Sarwar, stated that Prime Minister Keir Starmer should leave office.
In Wales, pollsters project the Labour Party will record its lowest share of seats since the early 1900s and may lose control of the legislature for the first time since 1999.
Australia's domestic oil refining capacity meets only about 20% of its demand for petroleum products.
Australia imports approximately 80% of the petroleum fuels it consumes, primarily from Asian refiners.
The Australian government is negotiating with foreign governments to ensure the supply of imported fuels like jet fuel, diesel, and gasoline in exchange for Australian gas exports.
The consensus forecast for the April U.S. non-farm payrolls report is for the addition of approximately 60,000 jobs.
The break-even hiring pace required to keep the U.S. unemployment rate steady is estimated to be around 35,000 jobs per month.
A 60,000 job gain in April is predicted to be sufficient to lower the U.S. unemployment rate to 4.2% from 4.3% in March.
Bloomberg Economics' analysis of high-frequency and private sector data suggests the U.S. hiring pace in April was slower than the consensus forecast.