JSE slips as focus shifts to US employment figures
Nonfarm payrolls are being closely watched amid speculation that the US Fed may cut interest rates in July
05 July 2019 - 11:43
The JSE opened lower on Friday as global markets await jobs data from the US amid talk that the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates in 2019.
The US is expected to release its nonfarm payrolls for June, which measure the change in the number of jobs in the US over a month. Nonfarm payrolls are being closely watched amid speculation that the US Federal Reserve may cut interest rates later in July. ..
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