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Jobs report suggests Fed may be done tightening

The October employment data point to a cooling labor market, which reinforces market views that the Fed may be done with its rate hikes.

A cooling job market gives the Federal Reserve room to keep interest rates on hold in December and reinforces market views that the central bank is done with the most aggressive hiking campaign in four decades.

Nonfarm payrolls increased 150,000 last month, less than expected, following

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