US DATA: April Conf Bd Employment Trends Index +0.8% to 108.04, vs
107.18r March. This is +7.1% YOY and is signaling moderate improvement
in employment of about 150,000-175,000 jobs a month through the summer,
Conference Bd says. April was driven by positive contributions from 5 of
8 components, incl Firms with Positions Not Able to Fill Right Now,
Respondents Who Say They Find Jobs Hard to Get, Industrial Production,
Number of Employees Hired by the Temporary-Help Industry and Real
Manufacturing and Trade Sales.