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This data led investors to reduce bets on aggressive Federal Reserve policy tightening, causing the US dollar to weaken and global bonds to steady. 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This development led investors to reduce their expectations for aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Consequently, the US dollar edged lower, and global bond yields steadied."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Trading in Asian markets was subdued due to holidays in China, South Korea, and Australia's New South Wales. Markets took their cue from Wall Street's performance on Friday. The US jobs report indicated that the economy added only 29,000 jobs in September, falling short of forecasts. The downward revisions for prior months suggested a weakening labour market."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Investors are now pricing in a lower probability of a Federal Reserve rate increase. According to the CME FedWatch tool, the chance of a rate hike in the current month fell to 22%, a significant decrease from 64% a week prior. This shift in expectations contributed to gains in Asian markets, with Japan's Nikkei index rising early in the session. Other markets, including Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific index, also saw increases."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on job numbers"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While most reports agree that US job growth slowed and prior months were revised lower, the exact number of jobs added in September varies. Devdiscourse and PerthNow state that job growth slowed more than expected. France24 and kaohoon.com report that 29,000 jobs were created in September. Source 7 states that US employment market indicators fell short of expectations. Source 8 states that the market's forecast for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in October brought it down to 16.1%."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated reports covered this story. 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