U.S. stock futures and the 10-year Treasury yield rose ahead of Friday's release of the government's August employment report.
2. August nonfarm payrolls gains of 720,000, 5.2% jobless rate seenOlivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Imagesthe Labor Department's August jobs report to show 720,000 nonfarm payrolls additions and an unemployment rate drop to 5.2%. The report will provide critical guidance for the Federal Reserve in its process of deciding when to begin trimming its bond purchases.
said he would still like to see more progress in the labor market before tapering. In July, the economy created 943,000 new jobs as the jobless rate fell to 5.4%.A visual representation of bitcoin.
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