# Fed policymakers consider rate hike after strong jobs report

> US employers added 165,000 jobs in October, more than twice economists’ expectations, while unemployment edged down to 4.1%. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said the strong labor market gives policymakers room to tighten monetary policy further to address inflation.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T03:08:42.107Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86910-fed-policymakers-consider-rate-hike-after-strong-jobs-report
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

The stronger labor data may reinforce expectations of higher US interest rates, supporting the dollar and potentially weighing on dollar-denominated commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-06-01 | [Dollar bounces back after strong U.S. private sector jobs report \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70726-dollar-bounces-back-after-strong-u-s-private-sector-jobs-report-reuters.md) | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2018-02-27 | [Gold slides after Fed's Powell confirms gradual rate hikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66405-gold-slides-after-fed-s-powell-confirms-gradual-rate-hikes.md) | +0.1% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2019-07-31 | [The Fed rate cut: Markets reconsider the 'Fed Put' after underwhelming cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58267-the-fed-rate-cut-markets-reconsider-the-fed-put-after-underwhelming-cut.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2022-12-15 | [Sterling falls after BoE's ninth consecutive rate hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38476-sterling-falls-after-boe-s-ninth-consecutive-rate-hike.md) | +0.4% | -2.2% |
| DXY | 2023-04-07 | [Dollar firms as US jobs report backs Fed hike in May \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36583-dollar-firms-as-us-jobs-report-backs-fed-hike-in-may-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- koreaherald.com: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10929514

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