The dollar rose against other major currencies on Friday, maintaining gains that followed the release of data showing the U.S. economy created far more jobs than expected in October. The surprisingly robust jobs report helped the dollar solidify a case for the Federal Reserve to increase U.S. overnight borrowing costs for the first time since 2006, a move that would strengthen the greenback and attract investors. Nonfarm payrolls increased 271,000 last month, the largest rise since December and a far cry from the 142,000 and 136,000 jobs numbers seen in September and August. Market economists polled by Reuters had predicted 180,000 new jobs for October. The data sent the dollar higher across the board. The greenback hit highs of 2-1/2-months versus the yen, seven months […]