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Waller breaks ranks with the Fed… are tariffs inflationary or not?… good news on the inflation expectation front… what happens if there are no cuts?… a reminder about tomorrow’s seasonality event with ...
Mike Anderson says shop owners need to consider their entire cost of doing business to make sure labor rates are adequate.
Interest rate cuts could mean the economy is in the clear after the spring’s recession fears—or the labor market suddenly collapsed.
The economy added a stronger-than-expected 147,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1% from 4.2%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Thursday.
U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June as the American labor market continues to show surprising resilience ...
Mortgage Rates Sink Amid Signs of a Weakening Labor Market: Today's Rates, July 2, 2025 If incoming data show an uptick in unemployment, it could prompt Fed cuts.
Oregon’s unemployment rate nudged up slightly last month to its highest level in nearly four years, 4.8%, according to new data out Wednesday. It’s another sign of the state’s deteriorating ...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the central bank “can see perhaps a slow, continued cooling” in the labor market, but he told reporters that’s not troubling given strength in the ...
But it is unlikely to shift the dial on an expected BOE rate cut in the summer. The central bank anticipates wage growth to fall to around 3.75% by the end of 2025.
U.K.’s Labor Market Cools, Keeping BOE on Course for Summer Rate Cut The unemployment rate climbed to its highest since May-July 2021 By Ed Frankl Share ...
U.S. labor market defies concerns of trade friction dragging down economic momentum with strong job creation and wage growth in May.
The labor market looks healthy, Ms. Hammack said, and with inflation not yet back to the Fed’s 2 percent target, she suggested that interest rates should be at a high enough level to continue ...