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Fed Still Poised to Cut Rates, but Worries Mount Over US Data Vacuum

New risks have emerged as well, including loan loss disclosures by two banks that rattled stock markets, and renewed U.S.-China trade tensions that could upend what Fed officials had hoped was ... Read More

Fed's Powell says economy may be on firmer footing, but job market weak

The U.S. labor market remained mired in its low-hiring, low-firing doldrums through September, though the economy "may be on a somewhat firmer trajectory than expected," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ... Read More

Fed's Powell addresses economy pulled between risks to growth, jobs and prices

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will deliver his last scheduled remarks before the Fed's next meeting with the economy enjoying stronger-than-expected growth and a recent jump in productivity. 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

Labor Dept. to delay economic data if government shuts down, putting Friday's jobs report in doubt

The agency's Bureau of Labor Statistics would suspend operations if the U.S. government shuts down this week, potentially delaying key economic reports. Read More

There’s no jobs report today. So here’s what we know about the US labor market

On this particular Friday, at 8:30 a.m. ET, the Bureau of Labor Statistics was supposed to release the September jobs report. Read More

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

The government shutdown will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy ... Read More

The US economy saw 'essentially no job growth' last month: Moody's

A leading economist is warning that job creation in the U.S. economy is slowing to a crawl as the ongoing government shutdown precluded the release of the September jobs report last week. Moody's ... Read More

Lack of jobs data due to government shutdown muddies view of hiring and the US economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — From Wall Street trading floors to the Federal Reserve to economists sipping coffee in their home offices, the first Friday morning of the month typically brings a quiet hush around ... Read More

Government shutdown means Fed lacks crucial data as it considers rate cuts

The Federal Reserve is already staring down the difficult task of determining interest-rate policy in the midst of a sluggish labor market and high inflation. The government shutdown now in its second ... Read More

How to explain US economy's 4% growth and no jobs

As we enter the final quarter of a turbulent 2025, one of the biggest puzzles of the moment is how the U.S. economy is growing at almost 4% without creating any jobs. The answer may lie in artificial ... 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