The Jobs Report Is Good News for the Fed

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. Read More

Jobs Report Stunner: Strong Hiring Dims Odds Of Big Fed Rate Cut, But S&P 500 Rises

Friday's jobs report looks like a game-changer for Federal Reserve rate cuts and the U.S. economy, but maybe not for the S&P 500, which is near a record high. Read More

Strong US Jobs Report Takes Pressure Off Fed for Next Meeting

Surprisingly strong hiring in September has taken pressure off the Federal Reserve by reducing worries over the US labor market, giving policymakers room to continue cutting interest rates at a more ... Read More

Jobs report is important but Fed sees another before interest-rate decision

The Federal Reserve will see two job reports prior to their next interest-rate decision in early November. The September report, released later Friday, perhaps will be more important than next's month ... Read More

Jobs Report Today

The jobs report will likely decide the magnitude of the rate cut. Read on for this news and more ... and then steadily over the next year, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said in an ... Read More

Weak Jobs Report Raises Recession Worries, and Pressure on the Fed

A weaker-than-expected July jobs report with few ... “The Fed was late to recognize the inflation problem,” wrote Ronald Temple, Chief Market Strategist at Lazard, on Friday. Read More

Jobs Report Shows Pace of Hiring Slowed Sharply in June: What the Experts Are Saying

The June jobs report ... Fed's comfort level. This is good news from an economic growth standpoint, but keeps the Fed on a path towards higher rates." – Steve Wyett, chief investment strategist ... Read More

Mixed Jobs Report Keeps Fed on Track for Rate Cuts: What the Experts Are Saying

Odds of the Fed making a half-point cut at its next meeting dropped to 23% from 40% a day ago. With the August jobs report now a matter ... enough to move the Fed to do more than 'normal' and ... Read More

With a Light Jobs Report, How Big a Rate Cut Will the Fed Do?

As Powell said, "We do not seek or welcome further cooling in labor market conditions." How many cuts past September or the size of any continue to be unknown because the Fed is also unlikely to know. Read More

Market is 'stretched': Strategist

Several Federal Reserve officials are set to speak this week, and investors are likely to watch for indications about the Fed’s next move in ... is trying to figure out, we've got two meetings ... Read More

'The time has come': Why the August jobs report keeps the Fed on track for a 25 basis point rate cut

Bets by investors on how much the Fed could cut rates at its next meeting, based on the CME Fed Watch tool ... swirled after a weaker-than-expected jobs report in July stoked recession fears ... Read More