While you were sleeping US jobs data awaited as Evans sees ‘tough call’ on tapering

While you were sleeping US jobs data awaited as Evans sees ‘tough call’ on tapering
Oct. 22 (BusinessDesk) – The US dollar strengthened against the yen on speculation delayed September jobs data due on Tuesday will be strong enough to allow the Federal Reserve to contemplate tapering by year-end. Economists forecast that 180,000 jobs were created in September, according to a Reuters survey, from 169,000 a month earlier, while the unemployment rate remained at 7.3 percent. The greenback strengthened to 98.13 yen from 97.77 yen in late New York trading on Friday. The Dollar Index was little changed at 79.669, having touched...