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Treasury Yields Fall on Weaker-Than-Expected Payrolls
Treasury yields fell, push down by weaker-than-expected payrolls.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Treasury yields see biggest weekly drops in months as tepid April jobs report raises rate-cut hopes
Treasury yields finished at their lowest levels in three weeks on Friday after April’s official jobs report brought the potential for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut back to the minds of some traders.MarketWatch - Business -
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Snap Three-Week Losing Streak
U.S. natural gas futures posted their biggest weekly gain since January, supported by reports of rising LNG feedgas flows, lower U.S. production, and forecasts for hot weather in Texas next week that should drive up demand from the power sector.The Wall Street Journal - World -
South Korea cracks down on ‘shrinkflation’
Fines threatened for producers who cut product size without informing consumersFinancial Times - World - South Korea -
US economy adds 175K jobs in April, falling short of expectations
The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs and the jobless rate ticked higher to 3.9 percent in April, according to Labor Department data released Friday. After several hotter-than-expected jobs reports, April's employment gains fell short of economists’ ...The Hill - Politics -
Trump blames strong dollar for U.S. economy ‘going to hell’
Trump’s economic advisors are ”actively debating ways to devalue the U.S. dollar if he’s elected to a second term,” according to one report.MarketWatch - Business - Donald Trump -
Rockies lead from start to finish for the first time this year in 3-2 victory over skidding Pirates
Ryan McMahon homered into the Allegheny River, Cal Quantrill pitched into the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies edged struggling Pittsburgh 3-2ABC News - Sports -
Who’ll buy all the Treasuries? You’ll buy all the Treasuries
Ft. Bad some news for the non-US AnglosphereFinancial Times - World -
Weaker-Than-Expected Payrolls Push Down Dollar
The dollar fell in a week when the Fed was perceived as not too hawkish—after Chair Powell kept a rate hike off the table— and payrolls surprised to the downside, for a change.The Wall Street Journal - World
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