Strong jobs report propels dollar to best week since 2022
Sat, Oct 5, 2024 1:42 PM

Strong jobs report propels dollar to best week since 2022

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The dollar jumped to a seven-week high on Friday and was on track to post its best week since September 2022 after a surprisingly strong jobs report for September led traders to cut bets that the Federal Reserve will make further 50-basis-point rate cuts. U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 254,000 jobs last month, beating the 140,000 new jobs that economists polled by Reuters had anticipated.

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