US jobs report
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Dollar Posts First Weekly Gain in Four as Shorts Capitulate
EghtesadOnline: The dollar saw its biggest advance since Jan. 26 after the July U.S. jobs report showed stronger-than-expected employment and wage gains, spurring the greenback to its first weekly…
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U.S. Stocks Mixed Near Records, Pound Drops on BOE
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks opened mixed as investors assessed the latest batch of corporate results ahead of Friday’s jobs report. The British pound slumped after the Bank of England cut its…
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U.S. Jobs Weakness May Be Temporary, But Loss of Momentum Isn't
EghtesadOnline: There are plenty of explanations for the weaker-than-expected May jobs report, but the big picture is clear: The U.S. labor market has lost some of its mojo.
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Stocks Rise to Records, Treasuries Surge Amid Jobs
EghtesadOnline: The dollar weakened and Treasuries advanced with gold after the latest jobs report offered mixed signals on the strength of the American labor market, while U.S. stocks pushed…
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Most Asian Stocks Rise as Yen's Drop Lifts Topix
EghtesadOnline: Most Asian stocks rose, with a falling yen pushing shares higher in Japan, as investors weighed the impact of the American jobs report and the path for U.S. monetary policy tightening.
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Asia Stocks Climb as Busy Week Begins; Euro Rises
EghtesadOnline: Stocks in Asia rose as trading began in a busy week that includes a meeting between China President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump and culminates in the monthly U.S. jobs report.
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Stocks Weaken After China Data, Treasuries Lower
EghtesadOnline: Equity markets outside Japan declined after data showed Chinese producer prices rising at the fastest pace since just after the Beijing Olympics, while consumer prices were weaker…
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Asian Stocks Advance as Banks Rally; Dollar Mixed
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks advanced after the Trump administration’s plan to roll back financial regulations sparked a rally in global bank shares. The dollar was mixed as a U.S. jobs report…
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Fed Rate-Hike Odds Approach 80% as Job Growth Seen Strengthening
EghtesadOnline: Bond traders are becoming more certain the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month as economists say a U.S. jobs report Friday will show enough improvement to justify…
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Dollar Rally Proves Short-Lived Post-Jobs as U.S. Election Looms
EghtesadOnline: A dollar rally on jobs growth proved short-lived as attention swung back to Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election.
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Economists Anxious About Financial Markets
EghtesadOnline: The Brexit bounce back that lifted stocks in July is unlikely to carry into August, and markets will be put to the test early on—by global manufacturing data Monday, Friday's…