The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employers listed 7.523 million open jobs in September, above the 7.10 million consensus, while the hiring rate was 3.4%. Indeed Hiring Lab's Cory Stahle called the market “Eerily Quiet,” noting hiring is at its slowest pace since 2013 and quits at their slowest since 2015. BLS called the 333,000 rise in openings “little changed,” hires rose 131,000 to 5.402 million, and layoffs fell to 1.641 million, the lowest since March 2025. The article says the Fed's September increase of its target range top to 4.00% makes hiring more expensive, the ten-year Treasury yield reached 4.96%, and the labor data is positive for SPY, which rose 0.31% to $754.44 on November 3. The next releases are October employment data on November 6 and October JOLTS on December 1.
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DXY
▼ Likely negativeRelevance: low
| Market | Currencies |
|---|---|
| Close on 11/03/2026 | 101.86 |
| Change that session | +0.06% |
XAU/USD
▲ Likely positiveRelevance: low
| Market | Gold |
|---|---|
| Close on 11/03/2026 | 3,930.22 |
| Change that session | -0.42% |
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