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Dollar boosted after job growth in March exceeds expectations

Published by Uma Rajagopal

Posted on April 5, 2024

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· Last updated: January 30, 2026

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This image illustrates the dollar index's increase, reflecting the positive impact of March's job growth data, with nonfarm payrolls adding 303,000 jobs, boosting market confidence.
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Dollar boosted after job growth in March exceeds expectations By Hannah Lang and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar was up on Friday after data showed that U.S. job growth in March beat expectations, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by 303,000 jobs last month. The dollar index was last up 0.297% at 104.53. It has […]

Dollar boosted after job growth in March exceeds expectations

By Hannah Lang and Amanda Cooper

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar was up on Friday after data showed that U.S. job growth in March beat expectations, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by 303,000 jobs last month.

The dollar index was last up 0.297% at 104.53. It has had a turbulent week, falling from a five-month high to a two-week low after an unexpected slowdown in U.S. services growth supported expectations of the Federal Reserve bringing interest rates down.

(Additional reporting by Brigid Riley in Tokyo; Editing by Jamie Freed, David Evans and Chizu Nomiyama)

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