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Top Fed officials unswayed by poor July jobs report, take wait-and-see approach to rate cuts
Several senior Federal Reserve officials on Friday characterized the labor market as “solid” even after a poor July jobs ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
US jobs jolt fans Fed rate cut buzz; rupee to ride dollar slump
The Indian rupee is set to open higher on Monday, riding the dollar's plunge after a weak U.S. jobs data boosted bets that ...
Fed’s Dissenters Were Worried About Jobs. Now We All Are.
The Federal Reserve released dissenting statements from two officials early Friday morning, revealing internal disagreements ...
Gold Holds Gains After Softer US Job Data, Tariff Roll-Outs
Gold was steady after gaining the most in two months on Friday, as traders weighed the implications of soft jobs data for the ...
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 ...