Jobs News What’s Next For Rate Cuts The Fed Is Watching Jobs And Prices

Fed faces another tough rate decison with inflation and job data delay

October jobs and inflation reports are canceled and November data are delayed until after the Fed's Dec. 9-10 meeting. What this may mean for rates. Read More

Is the Federal Reserve likely to cut interest rates in December? Here's what economists say.

The government's latest jobs data could affect whether Federal Reserve officials continue their push to ease borrowing costs. Read More

Fed governor says current economy is 'calling for large interest rate cuts' to help job market

Fed governor Stephen Miran calls for large interest rate cuts, warning that current policy is "holding the economy back" and pushing unemployment higher. Read More

The Delayed September Jobs Report Is Out. Here's What It Means for the Fed

The September jobs report, delayed from its initial October 3 release date due to the record-long government shutdown, came in higher than expected. This is bad news for those who want the Federal ... Read More

Bond Traders Brace for Jobs Report as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Crumble

Bond investors are zeroing in on Thursday’s US labor market report, which is expected to either kill or rekindle waning expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next month. Read More

Fed's Beige Book shows cooler consumer spending, muted hiring, higher prices

Overall consumer spending fell further in the first half of November while hiring sagged as employers looked to limit headcount, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book released Wednesday ... Read More

Dollar firms as strong US jobs data dim Fed rate-cut expectations

The dollar firmed against most major currencies on Thursday, after losing some ground as signs of faster U.S. job growth in September suggest the Federal Reserve is likely to pause cutting interest ... Read More

Fed’s December Cut Debate Heats Up, Now With More Data

By Thursday, traders saw a rate cut as unlikely. The probability of a Fed cut had dropped to 39%, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool, which uses futures market pricing to gauge investors’ ... Read More

Fed reduces interest rate by a quarter point, Powell says December cut not guaranteed

The Federal Reserve on Oct. 29 announced a quarter percentage point rate cut, marking its second consecutive rate reduction. The move brings the Fed’s benchmark interest rate down to a range of 3.75% ... Read More

Private-Jobs Data Paints Grim Picture as Fed Wrestles With Rate Cut

Estimates suggest the economy shed thousands of jobs in October, as the government shutdown continues to delay official data. Read More

Commodity wrap: gold climbs to one-week highs as Fed rate-cut bets surge; oil prices remain volatile

Gold prices rose to an over one-week high on Wednesday as hopes for an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve next month increased. Silver prices also rose 1%, tracking gains in gold, with the ... Read More