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CNBC's Jim Cramer shares his take on Friday's jobs report, the Fed's next move and the impact on stocks.
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NEW YORK, April 5- Major stock markets tumbled, the dollar fell and U.S. U.S. employers hired at the slowest pace in nine months in March, adding just 88,000 nonfarm jobs, the Labor Department said, below an expected 200,000. The jobless rate ticked a tenth of a point lower to 7.6 percent, but largely due to people dropping out of the work force.
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*Gold still on track for sharp weekly loss despite rally. NEW YORK, April 5- Gold rallied over 1.5 percent on Friday, on track for its biggest one-day gain since November, as disappointing U.S. job data fueled expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue its bullion-friendly bond purchases.
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*Dollar on track to rise toward 100- yen mark. NEW YORK, April 5- The U.S. dollar weakened against most major currencies on Friday, hitting nearly two-week lows against the euro, as weaker-than-expected jobs data raised concerns that the pace of recovery in the American labor market has slowed.
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Michael Jarman, chief market strategist at H2O Markets and Dan Morris, global market strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, discuss on CNBC whether the U.S. jobs numbers released on Friday are really as bad as they seem.
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March's miserable jobs report stoked a debate about the strength of the recovery but helped settle any uncertainty over Federal Reserve policy.
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NEW YORK, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to an eight-month low below $105 a barrel on Friday as data showed a much sharper slowdown in hiring by U.S. employers than analysts had expected, feeding worries about the economy and potential fuel demand.
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NEW YORK, April 5- Major stock markets tumbled, the dollar fell, while Treasury prices rallied on Friday after a much weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report added to fears the U.S. economic recovery was losing steam.
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NEW YORK, April 5- Major stock markets tumbled, the dollar fell and U.S. U.S. employers hired at the slowest pace in nine months in March, adding just 88,000 nonfarm jobs, the Labor Department said, below an expected 200,000. The jobless rate ticked a tenth of a point lower to 7.6 percent, but largely due to people dropping out of the work force.
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*Gold, natgas, corn, wheat and sugar rebound. Copper and other metals slipped too after data from the U.S. Labor Department showed American employers hired at the slowest pace in nine months in March. John Kilduff, partner at Again Capital, an energy hedge fund in New York, called jobs report "a real disappointment."
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NEW YORK, April 5- The U.S. dollar weakened against most currencies on Friday, hitting nearly two week lows versus the euro, as weaker-than-expected jobs data raised concerns that the pace of recovery in the American labor market has slowed down.
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NEW YORK, April 5- Major stock markets tumbled, the dollar fell, while Treasury prices rallied on Friday after a much weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report added to fears the U.S. economic recovery was losing steam. U.S. employers hired at the slowest pace in nine months in March, adding just 88,000 nonfarm jobs, below an expected 200,000, the Labor Department said.
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LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to a five-month low near $105 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. jobs data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for economic growth and fuel demand.
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LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to a five-month low near $105 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. jobs data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for economic growth and fuel demand.
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*Copper near 8- month lows. LONDON, April 5- Copper fell on Friday to within sight of the eight-month lows it hit on Thursday, after far weaker than expected U.S. jobs data spooked investors about the state of the world's largest economy.
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*Gov't bonds in Europe gain on talk of Japanese buyers. LONDON, April 5- European shares hit a one-month low on Friday as investors fretted about U.S. jobs data later in the day and sold airline stocks on fears of a bird flu outbreak in Asia, while euro zone bonds gained on talk of Japanese demand.
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LONDON, April 5- Gold edged higher on Friday, as the dollar cut earlier gains against the euro and the yen and European shares dropped as investors anticipated potentially weak U.S. non-farm payrolls data. Gold edged up 0.4 percent to $1,558.40 by 1137 GMT, but it was still down about 1.6 percent on the week and heading for its second week of declines.
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LONDON, April 5- The yen recovered against the dollar on Friday as investors took profit on a steep slide prompted by a surprisingly radical monetary expansion drive from the Bank of Japan.
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*Copper near 8- month lows. LONDON, April 5- Copper was steady on Friday, hovering around the eight-month lows it hit on Thursday, but remained vulnerable to further declines with the release of U.S. payroll figures later in the day.
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LONDON, April 5- Gold held above $1,550 on Friday, as the dollar steadied and European shares dropped ahead of U.S. jobs data which should give more clues on the health of the world's largest economy. Gold edged up 0.1 percent to $1,554.04 by 1029 GMT, but it was still down about 1.7 percent on the week and heading for its second week of declines.