Den amerikanske beskæftigelse steg i november langt mere end forventet, nemlig med 266.000 jobs, store pæne lønstigninger. Guldet faldt.
Uddrag fra Fidelity/Dow Jones:
Gold futures dropped sharply Friday morning after a U.S. report on November employment came in better-than-expected, with gains last month of 266,000 new jobs, marking the biggest monthly gains since January and reaffirming the health of the domestic economy.
February gold on Comex fell $15.30, or 1,1%, at $1,466.90 an ounce, after a 0.2% gain on Thursday. March silver gave up 27 cents, or 1.6%, at $16.790 an ounce, following a 0.9% gain the prior session.
For the week, gold prices are set for a decline of 0.4%, while silver is on track for a weekly decline of 2.1%.
The increase in new jobs easily topped the 180,000 MarketWatch forecast, helped by the end of the General Motors (GM) autoworkers strike which added roughly 50,000 jobs to the payrolls number. The unemployment rate slipped to 3.5% from 3.6% and matched a 50-year low.
The average wage paid to American workers rose 7 cents, or 0.2%, to $28.29 an hour. The 12-month rate of hourly wage gains slipped to 3.1% from 3.2%. Hours worked each week were flat at 34.4 hours. The government revised the increase in new jobs in October to 156,000 from 128,000. September’s gain was raised to 193,000 from 180,000.
