US may need more slack in job market to hit 2% inflation
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. labor market likely needs to weaken further for the Federal Reserve…
Wall Street brushes off unknowns, shutdown to keep reaching new highs
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Wall Street keeps setting new records despite a cloudy outlook for the U.S. economy and…
What’s with all the layoffs?
In case you missed it, we’re in the midst of a low hiring, low firing job market. Meaning,…
The Dollar Is Declining So Fast That It Will Bring Even More Inflation, Says Market Analyst: ‘Position Yourself Accordingly’
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US layoffs fall in September but year-to-date planned hiring at lowest in 16 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. employers announced fewer layoffs in September but hiring plans so far this year were the…
September Jobs Report, Fed Speakers, Earnings From Nike, Carnival
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Central bankers are closely following the labor market after cutting interest rates. Is the labor…
China’s Labor Market Distress Spreads at Worst Time for Deflation Fight
An employee on the production line at a facility in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. (Bloomberg) — China’s labor…
Guam’s unemployment rate drops to record low 3.2% | Regional / World
HAGÅTÑA (Office of the Guam Governor) — Guam’s unemployment rate declined to 3.2% in June 2025, a decrease…
3 Concerning Charts Showing the US Economy May Be on Cusp of Recession
Wall Street economists and investors seem mostly sanguine about the US economy’s chances of avoiding a recession in…
Accounting for City Size, Minimum Wages Reduce Jobs Almost Everywhere
In new research, Priyaranjan Jha, Jyotsana Kala, David Neumark, and Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez find that studies arguing higher minimum…
‘Unusually large amounts of economic activity’
For months, Wall Street commentators have fretted that the artificial intelligence boom looks like a bubble, with capital…
Global 36-Hour Interest-Rate Spree Heralds First US Cut of 2025
Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, from left, Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem,…