U.S. stocks edge higher as 57,000 June job gains lift bets on Fed pause
U.S. payrolls rose by 57,000 in June, well below the 100,000 economists expected, sharpening market expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady. Fed funds futures now imply an 80% probability of no hike at the meeting later this month. U.S. stocks climbed, with the S&P 500 up 0.4%, the Dow up 0.5% and the Nasdaq up 0.3%, while the 10-year Treasury yield slipped to 4.47%. Brent crude fell 1.2% to $70.68 a barrel as Micron gained 2% and AMD fell 1.5%.