Stock markets on Wall Street and in London were off to a solid start in the first full week of trading in 2026, driven by a tepid US jobs report that pointed to the possibility of more interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
The US Labour Department said on Friday that the world's top economy added about 50,000 jobs in December, lower than analyst projections, although the unemployment rate decreased to a better than expected 4.4 per cent.
The central bank, led by chairman Jerome Powell, has continued to take a cautious tone on interest rates af
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