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US adds 165,000 jobs in October, far above forecasts, as unemployment falls to 4.1%
US employers added 165,000 jobs in October, more than double the forecast, as unemployment slipped to 4.1% and earlier months were revised sharply higher.
Business & FinanceBitcoin, gold and the dollar on edge as markets count down to the Fed's December meeting
Bitcoin is nursing losses below $79,000, gold is struggling at the $4,000 line and the dollar is near its 2026 high as traders price in another possible US rate hike at the Federal Reserve's December meeting.
Business & FinanceGold slips below $4,000 as strong US inflation data strengthens bets on a December Fed rate hike
Spot gold fell 0.6 per cent to $3,997.39 an ounce on Friday as a stronger-than-expected US inflation reading and climbing oil prices strengthened expectations of another Federal Reserve rate hike in December.