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Weakening US jobs market hits center of Fed rate policy debate
Surprisingly weak July hiring data released on Friday highlighted a fractious Federal Reserve debate over whether the central ...
Shockingly Weak Job Growth Ramps Up Pressure on Fed
U.S. job growth has slowed to below what’s generally considered healthy, suddenly upending the picture of a balanced job ...
Shockingly bad jobs report reveals a monthslong stall and may trigger Fed rate cuts soon. ‘Powell is going to regret holding rates steady’
But downward revisions for prior months shocked investors even more, revealing that the labor market came to a near ...
Fed Governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller wanted 25-basis-point cut at this week's meeting
Federal Reserve Governors Bowman and Waller dissented from this week's decision to hold interest rates steady and explained why they would've cut rates by 25-basis-points.
Weak Jobs Report Creates A Golden Buying Opportunity For These 3 Stocks
July’s weak jobs report sparked a sell-off and Fed cut hopes, but some stocks defied expectations. Read why this opens a ...
Trump ramps up pressure on the Fed to slash rates to 1% — but would that be risky for US jobs, savings and investments?
Despite President Trump ramping up pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, the Fed held rates ...
Weak US Jobs Data Cast Doubt on Fed’s Wait-and-See Approach
A weaker-than-expected July jobs report is calling into question the Federal Reserve’s wait-and-see approach to interest-rate ...
5 questions Trump faces after dismal jobs report; BLS commissioner firing
President Trump’s economic pitch took a serious hit Friday after the latest federal jobs report revealed stunning weakness in the labor market. He responded by firing the commissioner of the ...