Payroll employment edges down 92,000 in February; unemployment rate changes little at 4.4%
Total nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 92,000 in February, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.4 percent. Employment in health care decreased, reflecting strike activity. Employment in information and federal government continued to trend down.
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- USDrate-differential sensitive
Rate expectations can alter USD interest-rate differentials.
- US10Ypolicy sensitive
Treasury yields can reprice as the expected policy path changes.
- GOLDreal-yield sensitive
Gold is sensitive to real yields and the USD transmission channel.
- US100duration sensitive
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