The jobs number surpassed everyone’s expectations. Cue the complaints about the Fed
Last month, the Fed slashed interest rates by a supersized half-point in a bid to prevent the job market from falling apart, ...
Chart of the Week: The jobs report's instant expectations shift
The September jobs report shocked economists with 254,000 new jobs added over the month, over 100,000 more than expected.
US economy added a whopping 254,000 jobs last month
Economists project that the US added 140,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%.
Dow rallies to a record after a blockbuster jobs report
The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% and got close to its all-time high set on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 341 points, ...
Ed Yardeni sees Fed pausing rate cuts for 2024 after jobs report
The Federal Reserve's rate-cut campaign for 2024 may have ended due to a strong labor report, signaling economic resilience.
5 Questions For The Fed’s Austan Goolsbee—Including: Did They Move Fast Enough On Inflation?
The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago talks about how central bankers feel about becoming their actions ...
Can the Fed heat up Southern California’s chilly real estate job market?
Southern California real estate hiring slowed by two-thirds in a year where property-related businesses were throttled by the Federal Reserve’s tight-money policy.
Wall Street is starting to have buyer’s remorse on the Fed’s jumbo rate cut
Wall Street celebrated the Federal Reserve's half-point rate cut last month by sending stocks to fresh record highs, but the ...
US adds 2,54,000 jobs in September, labor market sturdy on 4.1% dip in unemployment rate
The latest figures suggest that many companies are still confident enough to fill jobs despite the continued pressure of high ...
How long can the US economy’s ‘Goldilocks’ moment last?
The U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs in September, well above estimates for 150,000. Job totals for July and August were ...
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US hiring soars past expectations in sign of resilient market
The Fed had rapidly hiked the benchmark lending rate in 2022 to ease demand and tamp down surging inflation. Price increases ...
VP Debate: Vance Blames Housing Crisis on Immigration as Walz Targets 'Wall Street Speculators'
The Democrat Walz, at times stumbling over his words, laid out his defense for Harris' housing plan, which includes tax ...