By Ankur Banerjee

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Stocks rose and the dollar wobbled on Monday after dismal U.S. labour data sealed the case for rate cuts this month, while the yen fell as investors girded for uncertainty in Japan following the resignation of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Gold prices held near a record high while U.S. Treasury yields hit five-month lows after data showed the world’s largest economy created far fewer jobs than expected in August, with markets factoring in chances of a jumbo rate cut.

Much of the focus last week was on elevated long-end bond yields across the globe as investors fretted about the state of various countries’ finances from Britain and France to Japan. Some of those worries could return after Japan’s Ishiba resigned on Sunday, leading to political unce

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