The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, despite relentless attacks from President Trump, who wants borrowing costs to be much lower.
The unemployment rate might have risen in September, but remains below the Fed's projections. Along with a fast rise in payrolls increases, it indicates a still strong labor market. Expectations for a ...
Unit labor cost growth decreased 1.9% Q/Q in Q3, unrevised from the initial estimate released on Jan. 8, vs. +1.0% in the ...
(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell carefully opened the door to an interest-rate cut in September, pointing to rising risks for the labor market even as worries over inflation remain. ...
About the author: Marcello Estevão is the managing director and chief economist at the Institute of International Finance. He teaches macroeconomics at Georgetown University. Many observers saw the ...
• The latest employment snapshot from the Bureau of Labor Statistics paints a bleak picture of the current state of the economy under President Donald Trump. • Labor market deterioration: Just 22,000 ...
The pace of job growth cooled through mid-2025, while the unemployment rate rose relatively little. This seeming puzzle is explained by an even stepdown of labor supply and demand, meaning slowing ...