US labor market data presented conflicting signals, with rising unemployment alongside stronger-than-expected job additions. Experts noted a softening underlying trend, suggesting an economy that is slow to hire and fire. Markets reacted to the mixed data by pushing the dollar lower and increasing the probability of a December Fed rate cut.
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