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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 bank should have cut interest rates when it met this week, as it offered some support to those who’d favored an easing in borrowing costs.

Investopedia · 12h

U.S. Job Growth Slowed Sharply, Shifting The Fed's Rate Cut Calculus

U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs in July and the May and June numbers were revised sharply lower, boosting the chances of a September rate cut.

Seeking Alpha · 2d

July Jobs Report Stuns Wall Street, Fed Rate Cut In Play, Key Charts

July jobs report misses expectations with 73K jobs added, unemployment at 4.25%. Click here for more information on U.S. Economy.

Jobs Report Stunned. The Fed Has to Recalculate.

Barron's on MSN · 1d

The Jobs Report Stunned. The Fed Has to Recalculate.

The weak report changes the math for a central bank that has been trying to wait out the data. Before Friday, traders saw only a 38% chance of a rate cut at the Fed’s September meeting. After the numbers dropped, odds soared past 80%, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Fed Officials Take Cool Jobs Report in Stride

New York Fed’s John Williams says labor market remains solid, even after unusually large downward revisions to job gains for May and June.

Newsweek on MSN · 2d

Donald Trump's economy stung as jobs report falls way below expectations

An unexpectedly weak jobs report for July brings into question the health of the U.S. economy as President Donald Trump pushes ahead with his tariff policy.

Economic fears of investors are here — and fed by Trump’s reaction

President Donald Trump’s economic policies have sparked controversy and uncertainty, with a recent jobs report fueling ...

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Job market concerns take center stage as earnings season rolls on: What to watch this week

Concerns over US economic growth have taken center stage despite a solid corporate earnings season from S&P 500 companies.

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.

1don MSN

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 ...

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 ...

1don MSN

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 ...

1don MSN

Shockingly bad jobs report reveals a monthslong stall and may trigger Fed rate cuts soon. ‘Powell is going to regret holding rates steady’

U.S. payrolls grew by just 73,000 last month, well below forecasts, but downward revisions to prior months stunned Wall ...

Cryptopolitan on MSN1d

Fed leadership downplays job concerns as Trump eyes control

U.S. President Trump told the Federal Reserve board on Friday to remove Chair Jerome Powell if he keeps refusing to lower ...

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