Posted 1/5/2024, 11:50:52 PM
U.S. Jobs Report Beats Forecasts; Inflation Rises in Europe; Unrest in Middle East Amid Blinken Visit; Deadly Iran Bombings and Quakes in Japan
- U.S. added 216,000 jobs in December, exceeding forecasts; unemployment remained low
- Inflation rose in Eurozone to 2.9% in December, could prompt ECB to delay rate cuts
- Israel carried out strikes in Gaza; protests held in Jordan amid Blinken visit
- 11 IS suspects arrested in Iran after deadly bombings killed 89
- Japanese death toll from earthquakes rose to 94; over 200 still missing