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July jobs report: It’s a bad, terrible, not-so-good report. Here are the gory details.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the data will decide whether the central bank can cut rates in September. So all eyes are on the ...
How bad was the jobs report?
As recently as last Thursday, Unhedged argued that “Rate cuts would be a bad decision right now,” and we have long supported ...
Asian markets mostly gain after Wall St tumbles following poor US jobs report
Shares in Asia have mostly advanced after Wall Street had its worst day since May following the release of weak U.S. jobs ...
Big Revisions to Jobs Report Show Weak Hiring Since May
Jobs numbers for May and June were revised down sharply in the latest nonfarm payrolls report, while July’s figure fell short ...
July Jobs Report: Labor Market Momentum Unravels As Revisions Reveal A Weaker Q2
The July jobs report reveals a sharp hiring deceleration with major downward revisions to previous months. Click here to read ...
Bad, terrible, not-so-good July jobs report. Here are the gory details.
It's hard to describe just how bad the July jobs report is. Start with the 73,000 increase in new jobs. It's weak enough as ...
July Jobs Report Comes in Far Weaker Than Expected
Just 73,000 jobs were created last month, on a seasonally adjusted basis. + Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had ...
Weak Jobs Report Raises Chances of a September Interest Rate Cut
The Federal Reserve held rates steady in July but two governors dissented, saying they had concerns about labor market ...