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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](

MarketWatch on MSN · 15h

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.

Reuters · 2h

Market Rundown: Traders bet on Fed cuts after jobs shock

On Friday, President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after job growth for May and June was revised down by a massive 258,000 jobs. The market sees an upside, though, as Elena Casas explains, because a weak jobs market makes a Fed rate cut a lot more likely.

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.

Axios on MSN · 9h

Trump to announce new Fed governor, labor statistics chief this week

President Trump said Sunday he plans to name a new Federal Reserve Governor and Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner this week. Why it matters: The resignation of former Fed governor Adriana Kugler and Trump's firing of BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer give the president the opportunity to appoint people more aligned with his administration's policies and pile further pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

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.

7mon MSN

US stock futures higher following weak jobs report

Investors are searching for signs that will help them determine if the economy is weakening after a shockingly weak jobs report on Aug. 1.

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 ...

Trump Gets Opportunity to Reshape Fed Sooner Than Expected

President Donald Trump said he will announce a new Federal Reserve governor and a new jobs data statistician in the coming ...

2don MSN

Shockingly bad jobs report reveals a monthslong stall and may trigger Fed rate cuts soon. ‘Powell is going to regret holding rates steady’

U.S. payrolls grew by just 73,000 last month, well below forecasts, but downward revisions to prior months stunned Wall ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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