US economy defies expectations to create 178K jobs in March

Kitco04-03 12:31

(Kitco News) - Robust job growth last month is expected to put pressure on gold prices when markets open Sunday evening in Asian trading, according to some market analysts.U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose ...

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