Us Jobs Report

Nonfarm payrolls probably rose 220,000 last month after a meagre 12,000 increase in October, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists.

Hot US jobs report tempers Fed rate cut outlook

Gold prices hit record highs and the Mexican peso, which tends to benefit from strong U.S. consumer demand, appreciated the most since late 2015.

Stocks seesaw, oil up as investors await jobs report

All three major indices were lower by midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.74%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.71% and the Nasdaq Composite was off 0.51%.

Gold steadies as bond yields slip; focus on US jobs report

Spot gold held its ground at $1,767.39 per ounce, as of 0239 GMT. U.S. gold futures rose 0.4% to $1,783.90.

Wall Street slides as solid jobs data supports rate hike bets

U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday, dragged down by shares of Apple and Tesla, while a solid jobs report supported the view that the Federal Reserve would continue on its aggressive policy tightening path to cool decades-high inflation.

Nifty ends at 8809, Sensex gains 109pts; banks, auto shares lead

Equity benchmarks gained strength after yesterday's quiet trade, supported by banks, auto and telecom stocks.

Oil prices higher in Asia ahead of US jobs report

In late-morning Asian trade, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for November delivery advanced 54 cents to USD 45.28 and Brent crude for November added 44 cents to USD 48.13 a barrel.

Here's Kathy Bostjancic's view on US jobs report

Watch the interview of Kathy Bostjancic, Director US Macro Investor Services, Oxford Economics with Surabhi Upadhyay on CNBC-TV18, in which she shared her reading and outlook on US Jobs report.

Indian rupee opens at 62.10 per dollar; gains 40 paise

Uptick towards 62.30/dollar will see exporter selling. The RBI monetary policy tomorrow will be keenly awaited and will give further direction to the markets, says Agam Gupta of Standard Chartered.

Gold set for another weekly gain; focus on US jobs report

Markets are now awaiting the release of US nonfarm payrolls data to gauge the strength of the economy and its likely impact on the Federal Reserve's stimulus tapering.

How 2014 could be quite different from 2013

After a stellar 2013 major stock markets appear to be on the back foot amid a mixed start to the US earnings season and Friday`s soft US jobs report.

Nikkei tumbles 1.5%, Sony posts best day since June

The Nikkei ended 241.12 points lower at 15,880.33 after climbing 1.9 percent on Wednesday to snap losses on the first two trading days of 2014. Tokyo stock markets began this year's trading on Monday.

Nikkei climbs 2.3%, best one-day gain in three months

The Nikkei ended 350.35 points higher at 15,650.21, while the yen was down 0.2 percent at 103.08 to the dollar, adding to Friday's 1.1 percent slide and edging closer to a six-month low of 103.38 yen touched last week.

Gold inches down on investor caution before ECB, US data

US July-Sept GDP data and initial jobless claims are due at 1330 GMT. But analysts say Friday's US jobs report for October may provide the most telling insight into the impact of a government shutdown last month that may provoke an extended continuation of Fed bond-buying which undermines the dollar

Expect US economy growth at 2-3% in H2FY14: UBS Securities

Kevin Cummins of UBS Securities believes that the US job reports were in line with the consensus. He added that the economy would grow at 2-3 percent in the second half of this year.

Dollar-Yen shake-out could just be the start

Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso was reported saying on Friday that he was watching foreign exchange markets although currency moves were not at a stage where he would consider intervention.

Obama urges Europe to act quickly on crisis

President Barack Obama said on Friday that European leaders face an "urgent need to act" to resolve the region's financial crisis as the threat of a renewed recession there spells dangers for an anemic U.S. recovery five months before elections.

Monday blues or 'make money' Monday?

Nilesh Shah of Axis Direct sees attractive opportunities emerging from the current market turbulence.

Gold under pressure from weak US, Europe data

Gold remained under pressure on Thursday after disappointing data from both sides of the Atlantic fueled concerns about global growth.

Nikkei falls for fifth day, hurt by weak U.S. jobs report

Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.5% to post its fifth straight day of losses on Monday, with a weak US jobs report raising fresh concerns over recovery in the world's largest economy and as a stronger yen weighed on exporters.

Oil down in Asia on US jobs report, China inflation

Oil was down in Asian trade today following a slump in US job creation as well as soaring Chinese inflation rates, analysts said.