Forex news for NY traders on January 6, 2017
In other markets today:
– S&P index
– Nasdaq
– Dow industrial average
– Spot gold is trading at $1172 -8 dollars or 0.71%
The US unemployment report was released today with nonfarm payroll increasing by 156K. This was lower than the 178K expected. However revisions to the prior month added 19K. Average hourly earnings increased by 0.4% for the month and 2.9% year on year. That is strong. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.7%. but near full employment levels.
Forexlive America forex news wrap: US employment good enough to keep dollar bid
