Investing.com – European stock markets slipped slightly lower Friday, with investors cautious ahead of the widely-watched monthly US jobs report, a key influence in deciding future Federal Reserve rate expectations.
At 03:10 ET (08:10 GMT), the in Germany dropped 0.1%, the in France slipped 0.1% and the in the U.K. fell 0.1%.
US payrolls in focusÂ
The European economic data slate is largely empty Friday, with just and industrial production figures for November to digest.
With this in mind, most eyes will be focused across the pond, with the monthly US employment report expected to show that the U.S. economy added 154,000 in December, while the is expected to hold steady at 4.2%.
Labor market data has been volatile in recent months amid disruptions from strikes and hurricanes, but numbers surrounding and have pointed to a reasonably healthy labor force.
With investors barely pricing in two rate cuts from the Federal Reserve…
