Dollar Sharply Lower After Non-Farm Payroll Miss
January 10, 2014 at 16:35 PM EST
On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported U.S. non-farm payrolls missed expectations of 196.000 by a broad margin; coming in at only 74,000, the smallest gain in three years. The prior month's figure was revised higher to 241,000. In 2013, job growth averaged 182,000 per month, close to the