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The July job report was not an outlier and fits with the same patten of a labor market that has been in "a weak balance" for the past 18 months, according to Richmond Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin. The labor market remains "okay," in part because the workforce isn't growing and businesses ar
Consumer confidence has been weak for months, but many economists have blamed it on measurement errors. But the weak job report suggests that consumers have good reason to be upset, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. "Wage growth continues to decelerate and is below the rate of
By: Greg Robb, Andrew Keshner, Steve Goldstein, Jeffry Bartash
Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the U.S. July jobs report, and what it means for markets, the economy and your money.
By: Greg Robb
The chances of a hike remain, with upcoming inflation reports a key focus for Fed officials.
By: Greg Robb
The Federal Reserve needs to raise interest rates to combat sticky inflation but will likely hold off until December, said Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He places the chances of a Fed hike in September at 25%.Posen, who predicted last year that infla
By: Greg Robb
Investors are starved for information in a new world of “terse” communication from the central bank.
By: Greg Robb
Starved for information in a new world of limited communication from the Federal Reserve, investors are hoping the minutes of the central bank's July meeting, to be released tomorrow at 2 p.m.
The minutes make clear that Federal Reserve officials remained divided over the inflation outlook.
By: Greg Robb
The surprising move this week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to intervene in Treasury markets to lower the cost of government debt undercuts the credibility of Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to make interest-rate policy, experts said.
By: Greg Robb
The surprising move this week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to intervene in Treasury markets to lower the cost of government debt undercuts
