Dollar Pauses Before U.S. Jobs Data as Stocks Dictate Flows

The dollar held losses against developed-market peers amid concern that a weak U.S. payrolls number following a report showing manufacturing stagnated could scupper an interest-rate increase by the Federal Reserve this year. The greenback weakened Thursday after gains last month and in the third quarter as investors prepared for Friday’s September employment report. Anemic demand from China meant...

Gold Poised for Biggest Weekly Loss Since July Before Jobs Data

Gold headed for the biggest weekly decline in more than two months as investors looked to the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report Friday for signals on the strength of the economy, which will help determine when the Federal Reserve raises interest rates. Bullion for immediate delivery was at $1,113.13 an ounce at 8:43 a.m. in Singapore from $1,113.61 Thursday, according to Bloomberg...

Japan Stocks Extend Weekly Decline Before U.S. Employment Report

Japan’s stocks fell, with the Topix index extending its third weekly drop, after a report showed the weakest growth in U.S. manufacturing since 2013. Steelmakers and electronics manufacturers led declines. The Topix slipped 0.7 percent to 1,433.36 as of 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo, heading for a weekly decline of 1.4 percent. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 0.8 percent to 17,588.24. The yen strengthened 0.1 percent to 119.84 per dollar. The...

Asian Stocks Drop as Investors Await Monthly U.S. Jobs Report

Asian stocks rose fell as investors awaited a monthly government report on U.S. jobs to gauge the strength of the world’s largest economy. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped 0.4 percent to 125.26 as of 9:00 a.m. in Tokyo. Economists expect U.S. employers to have added about 201,000 workers in September after a gain of 173,000 in August. The data will factor into the Federal Reserve’s next rate decision, due Oct. 28, as the central...

Asian Stock Futures Drop as Rally Wavers Ahead of Payrolls Data

Asian index futures signaled a pull back Friday as the recovery in global equities after the third-quarter selloff struggles to gain traction ahead of key U.S. employment data. Futures on stock gauges in Japan and Australia were lower in recent trading, as European shares resumed losses and equities in the U.S. slid more than 1 percent before ending the Thursday session up 0.2...