[NY Foreign Exchange]Dollar up, US employment data received – yen temporarily 145 yen 34 – Bloomberg

The dollar rose on the New York exchange market on the morning of the 7th. The US employment report released the same day showed that the number of non-farm payrolls increased by 263,000 (market expectations increased 255,000). The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.

Employment in the US rises by 263,000, the unemployment rate drops to 3.5%, pressure on the Fed continues

As of 8:55 am New York time, the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, which shows the movement of the dollar against major currencies, rose 0.4% at one point. Before the release of the employment data, it had declined slightly.

The dollar temporarily touched 145.34 against the yen. Before the employment statistics were published, it was 144.95 yen.

Original title: Greenback Firms, Reaching Day’s High, After Jobs Data; Yen Slips (extract)