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Fed, Cut Rates and Job-Market Slowdown

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 report and appeared in no rush to lower U.S. interest rates.

The Wall Street Journal · 11m

Job-Market Slowdown Will Test Fed’s Reluctance to Cut Rates

A slowdown in hiring over the last three months could open the door for Federal Reserve officials to entertain [cutting rates at their next meeting](

Reuters on MSN · 2d

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 bank should have cut interest rates when it met this week, as it offered some support to those who’d favored an easing in borrowing costs.

Trump to Name New Fed Governor, Jobs Data Head

Bloomberg on MSN · 9h

Trump to Name New Fed Governor, Jobs Data Head in Coming Days

President Donald Trump said he will announce a new Federal Reserve governor and a new jobs data statistician in the coming days, two appointments that may shape his economic agenda amid anxiety over the trajectory of global growth.

The New York Times · 2d

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.

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 4h

Trump to name new Fed governor and jobs data chief in coming days

Trump to name a new Federal Reserve governor & chief labor market statistician. Key appointments could shape economic policy amid global growth concerns.

Trump, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Jobs

Yahoo · 12h

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 after she delivered a bruising reality check. Trump was confronted with a weak jobs report Friday showing just 73,

The Daily Beast on MSN · 12h

Trump Officials Struggle to Spin Firing of Jobs Report Messenger

Axios on MSN · 1d

Trump fires labor statistics chief after weak jobs report

President Trump said he has fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the independent government agency reported weak jobs numbers for July and the preceding month. Why it matters: Trump is turning his ire about poor jobs numbers on the number-crunchers.

Jobs Shock Triggers Selloff, Fed Cut Odds Surge Ahead of September Decision

July’s weak jobs report and downward revisions trigger stock selloff, boost Fed rate cut odds, and shift focus to September’s ...

7hon MSN

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 ...

Shockingly Weak Job Growth Ramps Up Pressure on Fed

U.S. job growth has slowed to below what’s generally considered healthy, suddenly upending the picture of a balanced job ...

Cryptopolitan on MSN2d

Fed leadership downplays job concerns as Trump eyes control

U.S. President Trump told the Federal Reserve board on Friday to remove Chair Jerome Powell if he keeps refusing to lower ...

4don MSN

Simpson: Big week ahead with key data on growth, inflation, jobs, and the Fed meeting

Kevin Simpson, CEO of Capital Wealth Planning, told Worldwide Exchange that markets await the Fed’s tone on rate cuts. He ...

2don MSN

Fed’s Dissenters Were Worried About Jobs. Now We All Are.

Both Waller and Bowman were appointed to the Fed’s Board of Governors by President Donald Trump. On Friday morning, Trump ...

4don MSN

Fed leaves rates unchanged despite Trump's pressure, with two governors dissenting

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday in a split decision that gave little indication of when borrowing ...

Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.

When President Trump didn’t like the weak jobs numbers that were released on Friday, he fired the person responsible for ...

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