Gold prices climb ahead of Nonfarm Payrolls as traders weigh Fed rate cut expectations, weaker yields and easing oil prices.

The economy is so much better than what the doom crew has been saying," said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer for Northlight Asset Management.

Kathleen has nearly 15 years’ experience working with some of the leading retail trading and investment companies in the City of London. EUR/USD extends the renewed upside above 1.1750 in Friday's European trading. The pair gathers strength as the US ...

The U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls in April, crushing consensus estimates of 55,000. It's now the second month in a row that nonfarm payrolls have come in much higher than expected, and the first consecutive month of job gains in over a year. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%.

XRP, and Solana (SOL) are falling as the U.S. Navy and Iran trade attacks, while President Trump confirms the ceasefire remains in effect. Traders are bracing for volatility as crypto options expiry coincides with the US Nonfarm payrolls and unemployment rate data release today.

Wall Street’s major market averages pushed higher on Friday as investors digested the latest nonfarm payrolls print and sidestepped the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. The blue chip Dow (DJI) was +0.

US nonfarm payrolls rose by 115,000 in April, beating forecasts. Unemployment rate held steady at 4.3% as wage growth slowed. Healthcare, retail and transport led hiring while information jobs declined.

U.S. stock futures charged to their highest levels of the session on Friday after the jobs report for April showed far more jobs were created last month than economists had expected. April U.S. nonfarm payrolls showed 115,