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Markets now betting Fed will cut rates in September after disappointing jobs report
The probability of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September jumped dramatically following weak employment data, with market ...
Trump to Name New Fed Governor, Jobs Data Head in Coming Days
President Donald Trump said he will announce a new Federal Reserve governor and a new jobs data statistician in the coming ...
S&P 500 Momentum Reverses As Fed Signals No Rate Cut, Bad Jobs Report
The S&P 500 (SPX) saw its upward momentum reverse during the trading week ending Friday, 1 August 2025. Click to read.
Top Fed officials unswayed by poor July jobs report, take wait-and-see approach to rate cuts
Several senior Federal Reserve officials on Friday characterized the labor market as “solid” even after a poor July jobs ...
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 ...
Federal Government Shed 12,000 Jobs in July
The U.S. government has lost 84,000 jobs since January as the Trump administration aggressively reduces the work force.
Job-Market Slowdown Will Test Fed’s Reluctance to Cut Rates
A slowdown in hiring over the last three months could open the door for Federal Reserve officials to entertain [cutting rates ...
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Sour jobs report adds pressure onto the Federal Reserve to cut rates in September
Last week’s surprisingly poor jobs report and massive downward revisions to previous months’ data have spurred renewed ...
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For the Fed, a Sign That the Job Market Is Cooling but Not Cracking
Fed officials are hurtling toward a rate cut this month, but Friday’s jobs data left their options open on the size of that reduction. Year-over-year percentage change in earnings vs. inflation ...
Further deterioration in employment will propel the Fed to cut rates – GlobalData’s Dario Perkins
There is still a case for modest monetary loosening, which the Fed is to deliver if employment does not reaccelerate quickly, ...