- Gold launches another assault on $1,300 per ounce following the roughly inline jobs number, up 1.1% to $1,299. The print seemingly will do nothing to dent FOMC momentum towards an end to QE this year and rate hikes next year.
- Unemployment didn't fall as expected, but the labor force participation rate - whose steady decline has been a key point for the economy bears - popped higher by 20 basis points to 63.2%.
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