There were 7.15 million job openings counted in November, the lowest in more than a year
(The 3-month moving average was little changed at 7.42 million.)
There were 0.91 job vacancies for every worker counted as unemployed in November, the lowest V-U ratio since March 2021

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1. US non-farm payrolls increased by 50,000 in December, with the unemployment rate at 4.4%. The US added 50,000 non-farm jobs in December, below the expected 73,000 and also lower than the revised 56,000 in November. The unemployment rate fell to 4.4%, lower than the expected 4.5%. Meanwhile, the combined October and November employment data were revised down by 76,000. BLS data shows that the average monthly job growth in 2025 will be only 49,000, significantly lower than the 168,000 in 2024.

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The driving factors for gold prices have shifted from expectations of interest rate cuts to deeper concerns about worsening fiscal deficits and geopolitical risks. HSBC believes that gold prices are likely to rise in the first half of 2026 [...]
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Is gold about to explode? HSBC predicts gold will surge to $5,000 in the first half of 2026.

For private sector jobs, a low(er-)hire, but (still) low-fire market:
• Vacancy rate ticked down to 4.5% in November, matching a cycle low
• Hiring rate ticked down to 3.5% in November, matching a cycle low
• The job-quitting rate ticked up one tenth to 2.2% (off of a cycle low)
• The layoff rate ticked down one tenth to 1.2% (off a cycle high)