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What To Expect From Friday's Report On Inflation

A key report on inflation on Friday is expected to show consumer prices rose 2.7% over the year in August, up from a 2.6% annual increase in July. Economists' average expectation is that core ... Read More

Government shutdown delays key monthly jobs report at a pivotal moment for the U.S. economy

Federal Reserve officials may have to determine next steps for interest rates without access to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' September employment data. Read More

Federal Reserve meets Wednesday for interest rate decision. Here's what economists predict.

Concerns about a weakening labor market may outweigh worries about rising inflation, tipping the Fed toward another rate cut, economists say. Read More

Economists say job losses likely, even as shutdown delays report

WASHINGTON (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Friday’s jobs report is missing in action because of the federal shutdown, but economists are finding other ways of measuring apparent job losses concentrated in ... Read More

The federal shutdown will cut off vital economic data, including Friday's jobs report

The American flag over the Capitol is illuminated by the early morning light on the first day of a government shutdown, in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) The ... Read More

With Friday's jobs report in question, ADP shows private payrolls fell by 32,000 in September

The ADP National Employment Report, a measure of private employment in the U.S., said on Wednesday that payrolls at private employers declined by 32,000 jobs last month, signaling the labor market ... Read More

What To Expect In Friday's CPI Inflation Report

That would be the highest inflation in nearly a year and a half, which would underscore how tariffs have pushed up inflation that had been decelerating before President Donald Trump imposed ... Read More

Government shutdown delays key monthly jobs report at a pivotal moment for the U.S. economy

For people who closely follow the U.S. economy, the first Friday of every month is known as “jobs Friday,” when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the previous month’s employment report at ... Read More

The federal shutdown will cut off vital economic data, including Friday's jobs report

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the ... Read More