Jobs News Jobs And Fed Officials May Rock Stocks This Week

For Wall Street, pandemic-level bad news for jobs is good news for stocks—it pushes the Fed further into cutting territory

Wall Street is hoping for a Christmas miracle with a final interest rate cut from the Fed, bringing the base rate down to 3.5% to 3.75%, and recent jobs reports may just have sealed the deal.Investors ... Read More

Stocks Have Rebounded Ahead of the Fed Meeting—But the Market's Leaders Are Changing

The major indexes have rebounded from the bout of volatility that rocked stocks last month, but the market leaders of tomorrow could be a very different bunch from the leaders of this year. Read More

US stocks rise as weak jobs data boosts rate cut odds

Wall Street stocks shrugged off early weakness Wednesday and finished with solid gains after poor US hiring data boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week. Read More

Fed minutes: Most officials support more rate cuts as worries about jobs increase

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most members of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year, according to minutes from last month’s meeting ... Read More

Fed minutes: Most officials supported further rate cuts as worries about jobs rose

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in ... Read More

Stocks Join Bonds Higher Amid Bets Fed Will Cut: Markets Wrap

The modest fall in the ADP payrolls measure in November, coming on the back of a similar message from the Fed’s Beige Book, should be enough to persuade officials to vote for another cut next week, ... Read More

Fed fallout, missing jobs numbers, and a busy earnings calendar: What to watch this week

After one of the busiest weeks of the year, another jam-packed week awaits investors, with a rush of corporate earnings set to greet investors in the first week of November, as just over eight weeks ... Read More

Fed minutes: Most officials supported further rate cuts as worries about jobs rose

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most members of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year, according to minutes from last month’s meeting ... Read More