The Jobs Report Is Good News for the Fed

inflation 0 +2 +4 +6 +8% 2019 Federal Reserve ... their upcoming meeting in light of the labor market’s strength. But most said that the improved job market picture meant that policymakers could ... Read More

The Fed Is Thinking Differently About the Labor Market. Will It Last?

On this question, the evidence is mixed. After inflation picked up in 2022, we did see some shift back to the older language at the Fed. You will not find, in Powell’s recent press conferences, any ... Read More

Decaying jobs market overtakes inflation as U.S. economy's biggest threat

With inflation slowing toward the Fed's 2% annual ... done their job, but at the cost of slowing the economy and putting the brakes on hiring. The U.S. added an average of just 116,000 jobs ... Read More

Inflation, Jobs Data Keep U.S. Economy on Track for Soft Landing—Analysis

Investors have been counting on the Fed to wrestle inflation back toward 2% without sparking a cycle of layoffs and falling consumer demand that could throw the economy into a recession. Read More

The jobs number surpassed everyone’s expectations. Cue the complaints about the Fed

Powell defended the decision at the news conference ... it into something that’s terrible.” But for now, with inflation nearing the Fed’s 2% target and the job market still notching strong ... Read More

Bond markets are heaving as Fed rate bets swing on jobs, inflation data

The bond market has been roiling since the Federal Reserve's outsized interest-rate cut last month, with benchmark yields surging on hot inflation data and retreating on data suggesting a softening ... Read More

Fed’s Goolsbee Welcomes Jobs Report, Flags Risk of Low Inflation

“This jobs number ... along with inflation reports for September, which could all influence their decision making. Goolsbee said both inflation, which has cooled toward the Fed’s 2% target ... Read More

Chicago Fed president sees rates falling at 'gradual pace' despite hot jobs, inflation

Confident inflation was firmly falling toward its 2% goal, the Fed pivoted last month to focus on keeping the labor market afloat. Amid signs of a cooling jobs ... s half-point cut last month was a ... Read More

The Fed And Markets Are Waiting For The September Jobs Report

The September jobs ... 2% in August 2024. Payroll gains also improved from ... [+] July, rising by 142,000 in August. While year-on-year inflation rates have slowed, they remain above the Fed’s ... Read More

Employers added 254,000 jobs in September, blowing away forecasts

What does the jobs report mean for a Fed rate cut? The strong data could give the Fed ... workers are keeping ahead of inflation, which stood at an annual pace of 2.5% in August. Read More

What a hot job market means for inflation

The US job market is still piping hot. That’s raising questions about how fast inflation will continue to cool. The economy added a staggering 254,000 jobs ... 2%. That comes after the Federal ... Read More