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Dollar slips on weak jobs report
The US dollar fell slightly against most currencies on Friday, after a lower than expected monthly jobs report for December of last year.
The US Department of Labor revealed today that the US economy has added 145,000 new jobs in December, lower than forecasts of 162,000, and the unemployment rate held at the lowest level in five decades 3.5%
President Donald Trump stated that the phase-one trade deal with China will be signed on January 15 or shortly afterwards.
But Trump added signing the phase-two trade deal with China might get delayed to after the November presidential elections.
The dollar index fell against a basket of currencies by 0.1% to 97.3 points as of 19:12 GMT, and hit a high of 97.5 and a low of 97.2.
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