Fed rate cuts are already over after they barely started as blowout jobs report shifts focus to hikes, BofA says
"Inflation is stuck above target and risks are skewed to the upside. Economic activity is robust. We see little reason for additional easing." ...
Why the December Jobs Report Dashed Hopes for Another Fed Rate Cut
Key Takeaways The odds of the Federal Reserve cutting its benchmark interest rate this year fell after a jobs report Friday showed hiring in December blew past expectations.Strong job growth means ...
The Fed Might Not Cut Rates At All. That Jobs Report Was a Gamechanger.
Stock futures were pointing to further losses on Monday, suggesting the market still isn't over a blockbuster jobs report ...
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Strong December Jobs Report Kills Chances Of A January Fed Rate Cut
Anticipating December Consumer Inflation After The Jobs Report The Fed has a dual mandate to support full employment and keep inflation rates low and stable. The December jobs report, November ...
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What to Expect from the December Jobs Report
U.S. employers likely added 153,000 jobs in December, close to the average of the last six months, while the unemployment ...
Jobs report today: U.S. added booming 256,000 jobs in December, unemployment at 4.1%
Employers added 256,000 jobs in December despite uncertainty over President-elect Donald Trump's policies. Unemployment ...
Rate-Cut Hopes Dim Further After Jobs Report
Investors are now pricing in just one interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve this year. Investors expect the central bank's federal-funds rate to end the year just above 4%, according to LSEG data ...
A Fed on Hold, for Now, Eyes Strong Jobs, Easing Inflation
Economic trends appear to be moving in the right direction, and the central bank is likely to adopt a hands-off approach at ...
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Hot jobs report cements a Fed rate hold this month — and possibly the foreseeable future
Entering Friday's jobs report, markets were pricing in just a 5% chance the Fed would cut rates at its Jan. 28-29 meeting, per the CME FedWatch Tool. Those odds dropped even lower following the ...
Fed may halt interest rate cuts—and could even pursue a hike, say analysts
Due to the stronger-than-expected jobs report, Bank of America economists revised the Fed outlook for this year: “We no ...
US labor market stays on solid footing early in the year
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, suggesting no ...