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Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD Rallies as Weak US Jobs Data Boosts Rate Cut Hopes
Silver prices rallied on Thursday after disappointing US employment data triggered broad selling in the US dollar, allowing the precious metal to recover from recent weakness. XAG/USD is currently trading around $61.10 per ounce, rebounding strongly after the US economy added far fewer jobs than economists had expected in June. The move helped silver recover toward the upper end of this week’s trading range after recently hitting its lowest levels in several months. The rally follows one of silver’s weakest periods this year, with prices pressured by rising Treasury yields, a stronger dollar and expectations that ... (full story)
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From fxstreet.com | 31 hr ago
Silver (XAG/USD) climbs to the top of its weekly trading range on Thursday as the US Dollar (USD) slides to a two-week low after US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data surprised to the downside. At the time of writing, XAG/USD trades around $61.15, up nearly 3.50% on the day. Data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed the US economy added just ...
Both total nonfarm payroll employment (+57,000) and the unemployment rate (4.2 percent) changed little in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, social assistance, and health care. Leisure and hospitality lost jobs. This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical Note. 
U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June, less than expected; unemployment rate at 4.2% The U.S. economy saw job creation cool sharply heading into the summer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. Nonfarm payrolls for June increased by a seasonally adjusted 57,000 for the month, slower than the downwardly revised 129,000 added in May and worse than the 115,000 Dow Jones consensus forecast. The unemployment rate, however, dropped to 4.2%, and slightly ahead of the 4.1% where it was a year ago. The U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June and revisions subtracted a combined 74,000 jobs from the previously reported figures for May and April. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.2%. Leisure and hospitality employment declined by 61,000 in June.
U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June, less than expected; unemployment rate at 4.2% The U.S. economy saw job creation cool sharply heading into the summer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. Nonfarm payrolls for June increased by a seasonally adjusted 57,000 for the month, slower than the downwardly revised 129,000 added in May and worse than the 115,000 Dow Jones consensus forecast. The unemployment rate, however, dropped to 4.2%, and slightly ahead of the 4.1% where it was a year ago. The U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June and revisions subtracted a combined 74,000 jobs from the previously reported figures for May and April. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.2%. Leisure and hospitality employment declined by 61,000 in June.
From forex.com | 27 hr ago
As the trading week approaches its close, gold is showing a relevant short-term recovery. XAU/USD is up more than 2.00% and is trading back above the 4,000 dollars per ounce area, supported by a weaker US dollar after the NFP release. For now, this move has allowed gold to recover ground, especially as substitute assets, such as the dollar, show signs of ...
