The 244,000 increase in non-farm payrolls in April will come as something of a relief to the financial markets, particularly after the surge in initial jobless claims reported yesterday and the slump in the ISM non-manufacturing index on Wednesday. The consensus forecast was 185,000 but, judging by the reaction in the Treasury market, investors were braced for something a lot worse.
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