Wage growth is up from last year. The Fed is hoping it will slow

Wages for jobs posted on Indeed grew by 6.3% year-over-year as of December. That's 3% higher than the pace of wage growth in 2019. But December's data from Indeed is the ninth consecutive month of ... Read More

Jobs Report: Fed Rate Cut Odds Sink As Unemployment Falls; S&P 500 Rises (Live Coverage)

Odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut at the July 30 meeting tumbled after the jobs report. Three factors may lead the Fed to slow-walk rate cuts: Trump tariffs are expected to start pushing up inflation ... Read More

US retail sales growth, steady job market bolster Fed's rate-cut delay

U.S. retail sales rebounded more than expected in June, suggesting a modest improvement in economic activity and giving the Federal Reserve cover to delay cutting interest rates while it gauges the ... Read More

Fed's Waller wants July interest rate cut amid rising growth, job market risks

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday he continues to believe the U.S. central bank should cut interest rates at the end of this month amid mounting risks to the economy and the ... Read More

September Jobs Growth Was Shockingly Strong, But Maybe ... - Morningstar

Wage Growth Decelerates. Average hourly earnings grew by 7 cents, or 0.2%, to $33.88 in September, just below its 10-year average growth of 0.3%. Read More

Wage Growth Exceeds Forecasts, Potentially Deterring Fed Rate Cuts ...

The data released on Friday showed that average hourly earnings, a measure of wage growth, rose 4.1 percent in May from a year earlier. The pace was faster than in April, and faster than forecast. Read More

The Jobs Report Is Good News for the Fed - The New York Times

The data reversed recent signs of a labor market slowdown, probably taking away the argument for a big rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting. Year-over-year percentage change in ... Read More

Blowout September jobs data points to solid economy and slower Fed rate ...

This means the Fed can probably slow the pace of rate cuts, economists said. September's 254,000 new jobs topped consensus forecasts by about 100,000. What to know 📋 How to talk money 🤑 💸 ... Read More

The hidden bad news in the June jobs report

On the face of it, the June jobs report presents a robust picture of the US economy, with a historically low unemployment rate, a healthy number of jobs added and wage growth that outpaces inflation. Read More

Jobs Data Shows Hiring, Wage Growth Slowing - Investopedia

The ADP report also showed that wages were up 4.8% year-over-year, the slowest pace of growth in three years. While job-changers usually show stronger wage gains, that category saw the biggest ... Read More

Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, weaker than ... - CBS News

Jobs report falls short of expectations with interest rate cuts likely looming 01:48. Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, representing fewer new positions than the 160,000 that had been ... Read More