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Cooling Labor Market Sets Up Debate Over September Cut
There probably wasn’t anything alarming enough in Friday’s report to lead Fed officials to put a July rate cut on the menu. But the latest reading suggests a labor market continuing to loosen, much as the central bank anticipated. -
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2-year Treasury yield ends at lowest since March on signs of deteriorating labor market
U.S. government debt rallied on Friday, sending the policy-sensitive 2-year yield to a more than three-month low, after government data showed that fewer jobs had been created in May and April than initially thought. -
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Open on July 4th: Retailers and airlines. Closed: Government, banks, stock market
The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain -
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The Labor Department reported that the U.S. added a solid 206,000 jobs last month, slightly beating expectations and continuing a remarkably strong run, but the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1%, a sign of slack in a labor market.
The Labor Department reported that the U.S. added a solid 206,000 jobs last month, slightly beating expectations and continuing a remarkably strong run, but the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1%, a sign of slack in a labor market. -
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U.S. economy and jobs market are showing cracks. Fed rate cuts are not far off.
Forget the summer heat: The economy appears to have caught enough of a chill that the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates soon.Federal Reserve -
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Canada Unemployment Rate Continues to Climb
Hiring in Canada ground to a halt last month, pushing the unemployment rate to 6.4% and taking some of the heat out of the recent surprise acceleration in inflation ahead of the central bank’s next rate decision.Canada -
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Rate-Cut Bets Hold Steady
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Bank rate-setter says hold interest rates in August
One member of the Bank of England's committee deciding rates warns inflation could go back up. -
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Fed Officials Signaled No Hurry to Cut Rates
The minutes of their last meeting suggested some are on alert for signs of labor-market deteriorationFederal Reserve
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