NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. and European stocks slipped and bond prices jumped on Friday, after a weak U.S. employment report suggested the economy may not be strong enough to allow the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year.
The economy created an extra 142,000 jobs in September, well short of the 203,000 forecast, and August numbers were revised sharply lower to show only 136,000 jobs, the U.S. Labor Department said.
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