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How AI Could Reshape the Economy and the Job Market: Here's Fed Chair Powell's Perspective

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says AI spending is lifting growth and could help boost productivity, but raises questions about the impact it may have on the labor market. Read More

Powell acknowledges labor market slowdown but rejects fears of steep decline

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discusses labor market outlook after the third interest rate cut this year, citing unemployment rise to 4.4% and slowing job growth. Read More

The U.S. added just 64,000 jobs in November — a sign the labor market is slowing

Hiring cooled this fall, according to delayed figures released by the Labor Department Tuesday. Employers added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%. Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says US may be drastically overstating jobs numbers

Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointed on Wednesday to a job-market risk that economists have been worried about for months: Official statistics could be drastically overstating recent hiring. Powell said ... Read More

Fed faces another tough rate decision with inflation, job data delay

The Federal Reserve will have to go without up-to-date government inflation and jobs data when it decides next month whether to lower interest rates for a third consecutive time. The Bureau of Labor ... Read More

Jobs Data From Alternative Sources May Drive Fed's Next Move

With the federal government shutdown delaying critical economic reports, the official jobs data remains incomplete. In the absence of official jobs data, private-sector reports have become the best ... Read More

The Fed just cut interest rates for the third-straight time

• The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday by a quarter point as expected, lowering borrowing costs for the third time this year. • Wall Street rallied after Fed Chair Jerome Powell ruled out ... Read More