Live Updates: U.S. Job Growth Ends the Year Strong

• Surprising December jobs growth is denting chances of a first-half Fed rate cut

  Friday’s unexpectedly big increase in December nonfarm payrolls was leading to a reduced market-based likelihood for any rate cut by the Federal Reserve until September, based on one method of ...
  
  MarketWatch - 1h

• Stocks and Bonds Fall After Strong Jobs Report Fuels Interest Rate Concerns

  Stronger-than-expected data on the labor market has intensified concerns that the economy continues to run at a solid pace, amplifying fears about stubborn inflation.
  
  The New York Times - 1h

• Strong December job growth could augur fewer Fed interest-rate cuts

  Employers across the U.S. added a robust 256,000 jobs in December, a sign the labor market remains in good shape.
  
  CBS News - 1h

• 30-year Treasury yield briefly breaks 5% after strong December jobs report

  Yields on 10- and 30-year U.S. government debt looked to be on track for their highest levels in more than a year on Friday after December payroll data came in stronger than expected, reducing ...
  
  MarketWatch - 2h
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  Tibet earthquake: at least 95 reported dead as strong quake strikes near holy Shigatse city – live updates

  Chinese state media also say 130 injured as rescue efforts in remote high-altitude terrain underway in below-freezing conditions. Full report: dozens dead as 6.8-magnitude quake strikes holy city ...
  
  The Guardian - 3d

• Oil ends lower as signs of strong demand for Mideast crude fail to feed recent rally

  Oil futures settled with a loss on Monday, with hopes for further economic stimulus from China and signs of strong demand for Middle Eastern crude failing to support prices in the wake of a ...
  
  MarketWatch - 3d
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  Live updates: US reels after New Year’s attacks; 119th Congress kicks off

  In the past week, the U.S. saw a pair of New Year’s Day attacks in Nevada and Louisiana that took multiple lives and injured dozens, and the 119th Congress kicked off with a packed first day. ...
  
  The Hill - 4d

• China has cost the U.S. millions of jobs. Trump will change that — not necessarily for the better.

  Trump needs to make friends in Asia or his China tariffs will hurt Americans.
  
  MarketWatch - 6d
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  Economists Fear Trump’s Tariff Policies Will Harm U.S. Growth

  A new survey finds a majority of economists fear protectionist plans by the President-elect will spark inflation and eventually undermine U.S. economic expansion.
  
  Inc. - 6d

More from The New York Times

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  Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?

  Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.
  
  The New York Times - 7h
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  China’s Central Bank Stops Buying Bonds as Deflation Fears Grip Economy

  The unexpected action is intended to tamp down a potential bubble in the bond market fueled by investors shunning riskier assets like stocks and real estate.
  
  The New York Times - 4h
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  R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador, Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’

  R. Nicholas Burns, the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing, says the Biden administration is making a final push to urge China to reconsider its tilt toward Russia, Iran and North Korea.
  
  The New York Times - 1h
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  Can Low Unemployment Last Under Trump?

  Hiring has slowed, but joblessness remains at levels defying economic norms. Big policy changes under a new administration could test that resilience.
  
  The New York Times - 21h
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  Fox Must Face Smartmatic’s $2.7 Billion Defamation Lawsuit, Court Rules

  The complaint, which arose out of Fox News’s promotion of vote-rigging conspiracy theories after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, is on track to proceed to trial.
  
  The New York Times - 17h

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  Black women saw a decline in the unemployment rate in December, as it slipped to 5.4%. That’s an improvement from November’s rate of 5.9%.
  
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• Bitcoin may fall 20% to $73,000 if it breaks below this key support level

  Bitcoin may face a downside potential to $73,000 if it breaks below its support level at around $90,680, according to Kim Kramer Larsson, analyst at Saxo Bank.
  
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  Flight disruptions stretched from Dallas to Atlanta
  
  CNBC - 17m

• Cooking the books: Pals Donald Trump and Vince McMahon both resolve hush-money cases

  Trump was sentenced Friday to no jail time for covering up payments to women, while McMahon settled with the SEC for similarly hiding payoffs from WWE’s books.
  
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