News

Weakening US jobs market hits center of Fed rate policy debate
Surprisingly weak July hiring data released on Friday highlighted a fractious Federal Reserve debate over whether the central ...
U.S. Job Growth Slowed Sharply, Shifting The Fed's Rate Cut Calculus
U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs in July and the May and June numbers were revised sharply lower, boosting the chances ...
Kevin Hassett, a Trump official floated as the next Fed Chair, claimed the jobs report’s revisions shows the numbers are “unreliable.”
President Donald Trump’s acolytes are scrambling to rationalize his decision to fire the nation’s top labor statistician ...
Shockingly Weak Job Growth Ramps Up Pressure on Fed
U.S. job growth has slowed to below what’s generally considered healthy, suddenly upending the picture of a balanced job ...
July Jobs Report Stuns Wall Street, Fed Rate Cut In Play, Key Charts
July jobs report misses expectations with 73K jobs added, unemployment at 4.25%. Click here for more information on U.S.
Fed stands pat on rates, but jobs report signals it may regret It: This week in markets
After nearly four months of relentless gains, Wall Street took a step back, with major indexes finishing the week lower.
Federal Government Shed 12,000 Jobs in July
The U.S. government has lost 84,000 jobs since January as the Trump administration aggressively reduces the work force.
Job market concerns take center stage as earnings season rolls on: What to watch this week
Concerns over US economic growth have taken center stage despite a solid corporate earnings season from S&P 500 companies.
5 questions Trump faces after dismal jobs report; BLS commissioner firing
President Trump’s economic pitch took a serious hit Friday after the latest federal jobs report revealed stunning weakness in the labor market. He responded by firing the commissioner of the ...