Jobs News Jobs And Fed Officials May Rock Stocks This Week

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

Stocks Rally as Weak US Jobs News Reinforces Fed Rate Cut Hopes

Stock indexes rallied on Wednesday after the September ADP employment change report unexpectedly contracted for a second consecutive month, which knocked the 10-year T-note yield -5 bp to a 1.5-week ... Read More

How Today’s ADP Jobs Report Makes a Fed Rate Cut More Likely

Job growth in the private sector slid last month, which could lend support for another rate cut at the Fed’s next meeting. 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

Federal Reserve officials remain cautious on future rate cuts

Federal Reserve officials remain cautious about future interest rate cuts, with an account from the central bank's meeting in September underscoring the division among central bank officials over the ... Read More

Fed Officials May Shine Some Light on the Economy Amid Lack of Government Data Due to Shutdown

As the government shutdown enters its second week, the closure of some federal agencies leaves investors and economists in the dark as to where the economy is or might be headed. In the meantime, the ... Read More

Federal Reserve cuts rates to lowest level in three years

• The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it is lowering its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point, but offered no clear outlook for its next decision, due in December. • Central bank officials have ... Read More

Fed loses access to key jobs data ahead of FOMC meeting, crypto markets reel

Officials of the Federal Reserve recently lost access to employment data from ADP, the Washington Post reported on Oct. 22. Since the central bank is already unable to receive key economic data in the ... Read More

Stocks Rally as Weak US Jobs News Reinforces Fed Rate Cut Hopes

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed up +0.34%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ ... 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