The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits stayed above recent norms in the latest weekly reading, though seasonal factors are distorting the data and the...
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Rising Unemployment Puts Rate-Cut Pressure Back on the Fed
A softer labor market is renewing calls for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates further. With unemployment edging higher, policymakers face a delicate balancing act...
December Jobs Report Shows Hiring Slowdown Despite Fed Rate Cuts
U.S. hiring pulled back in December, new government data show, raising fresh questions about the strength of the labor market even as the Federal Reserve has...
December Jobs Report Shows Steady Labor Market, Complicating Fed’s Rate Path
The U.S. labor market ended 2025 on solid footing, according to the December jobs report, leaving Federal Reserve officials with a mixed picture as they weigh...