The job market is weak and getting weaker, top economists says, while Trump looks to the future todayheadline
The lack of monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics hasn’t kept Wall Street completely in the dark on ...
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The Fed blinks: First rate cut since December comes as hiring falters and Trump rages todayheadline
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, delivering the long-awaited cut which ...
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Here’s how many jobs have been lost in sectors affected by tariffs since Trump’s trade war started todayheadline
Since President Donald Trump launched his trade war earlier this year, industries impacted by tariffs have shed tens of thousands ...
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Recession warning: just a few industries are driving job growth, Zandi says todayheadline
Vital signs for the labor market indicate that it’s getting sicker, and the healthcare sector is one of the few ...
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The Fed got it wrong and is late again, top economist says, as job gains collapse todayheadline
Allianz chief economic advisor Mohamed El-Erian said the Federal Reserve is behind the curve in lowering rates now that the economy is ...
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With market on edge over jobs, openings crash to lowest point in nearly a year todayheadline
With Wall Street on edge about Friday’s jobs report for August—the first since July’s shocker, which included a massive downwards ...
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Stock market’s fate comes down to the next 14 trading sessions todayheadline
The next few weeks will give Wall Street a clear reading on whether this latest stock market rally will continue ...
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What would the Fed do in a tie vote? It’s not clear, and the BoE had to break a deadlock this month todayheadline
There has never been a tie vote on the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee, but the Federal Reserve has also ...
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Powell ‘holds the key’ to the next Fed rate move as divided policymakers will likely fail to reach a consensus again, JPMorgan says todayheadline
A consensus view on Wall Street for a rate cut next month doesn’t mean there will be a consensus on ...
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More than half of industries are already shedding workers, a ‘telling’ sign that’s accompanied past recessions, top economist says todayheadline
The U.S. economy isn’t in a recession yet, but the number of industries cutting back on headcount is concerning, and ...
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