Stocks, Fed face the challenge of a bullish jobs market

When Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told the world in November that lower interest rates were coming, investors rejoiced. The Fed's campaign to beat down inflation had pushed interest ... Read More

A crucial jobs report meets a stock market at all-time highs: What to know this week

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is back at an all-time high for the first time since February as optimism around Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and fading fears of tariffs have driven stocks higher.  In the ... Read More

Investors Face a Conundrum Over the Jobs Market

Investors worry that a strong reading on jobs — combined with potentially disappointing inflation data due out next week — will force the Fed to raise interest rates at their next meeting, on ... Read More

What the Latest Jobs Report Means for Stocks and a Recession - Markets Insider

Fundstrat's Tom Lee noted that stocks were flat only 11% of the time after a down year, whereas the market saw strong gains more than half the time. His recent forecast puts the S&P 500 retesting ... Read More

Jobs Report: Implications For The Markets And The Fed

The November jobs report on Friday was solid but had enough question marks to keep the door wide open to a Federal Reserve rate cut on December 18. Job growth bounced back after the hurricanes and ... Read More

Stock Market News, June 6, 2025: Jobs Report Lifts Stocks; Trump Calls on Fed to Slash Rates - The Wall Street Journal

The Dow industrials, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all rose by 1% or more. The economy added 139,000 jobs last month, new data showed Friday. That was down from a revised 147,000 the month before ... Read More

The Strong Jobs Report Is Good News for Stocks. Is the Goldilocks Economy Back? - MSN

It is an economy that is reaccelerating while the Federal Reserve is cutting rates. So it’s no wonder that stocks are up,” said Talley Leger, chief market strategist with The Wealth Consulting ... Read More

Stock trends and Fed rates path poised to be shaped by jobs data - USA TODAY

Wall Street has already tempered expectations for cuts over the coming year. Fed funds futures show investors betting the rate will fall to 3.8% by the end of next year, from its current 4.5% to 4 ... Read More

Stocks, Fed face the challenge of a bullish jobs market

A robust jobs report this week may delay rate cuts, dampening markets. Costco, Target and Broadcom report results. Stocks, Fed face the challenge of a bullish jobs market | Thestreet | news ... Read More

What the Latest Jobs Report Means for Stocks and a Recession - Business Insider

Fundstrat's Tom Lee noted that stocks were flat only 11% of the time after a down year, whereas the market saw strong gains more than half the time. His recent forecast puts the S&P 500 retesting ... Read More