RTTN: Dollar Mixed Ahead Of US Nov. Non-farm Payroll Report
(RTTNews) - The Labor Department is scheduled to release its monthly non-farm payroll report at 8:30 am ET. Economists expect non-farm payrolls for November to increase by 131,000, while the unemployment rate is expected to stay put at 9:00 percent.
The US dollar showed mixed trading against its major counterparts ahead of the data. While the greenback traded lower against the pound, it halted its recent downtrend versus the rest of majors. As of 8:25 am ET, the dollar was trading at 0.9137 against the Swiss franc, 1.3514 against the euro, 77.90 against the yen and 1.5713 against the pound.