Employment/Unemployment Figures
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Dow suffers worst week since June as U.S. stocks end sharply lower after employment report, banking sector fears
U.S. stocks ended sharply lower Friday as investors parsed mixed signals from the February jobs report amid ongoing concerns about…
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A soft February jobs report could set up the next rally for stocks, but can it really save them from Fed hawks?
Investors in the U.S. stock market will be watching Friday’s jobs report closely with a hope that any signs of…
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Want to know the precise number of jobs that would push the Fed to hike by 50 basis points? There isn’t one.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this week said the central bankers would consider reaccelerating the pace of interest-rate hikes if…
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Jobless claims jump to 211,000, the highest since Christmas. Blame New York.
The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in early March jumped to a 10-week high of…
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Benchmark Treasury yields hold near highs, a day ahead of key jobs data
Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields were little changed on Thursday ahead of jobs data at the end of the week. What’s…
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Wall Street sees smaller 225,000 increase in U.S. jobs in February. A much larger gain might spur stiffer Fed rate hike.
Is a key interest rate going to rise sharply this month and put the U.S. closer to recession? Maybe, if…
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Australia’s central bank announces 10th rate hike but sounds less hawkish
SYDNEY — The Reserve Bank of Australia raised official interest rates a tenth consecutive time Tuesday, saying inflation remains too…
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Warm weather means stock-market investors shouldn’t look for a cooler February jobs report: economist
Don’t expect a red-hot January jobs report to be followed by a February chill when an even more eagerly awaited…
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Biden’s State of the Union highlighted ‘near record-low’ Black unemployment. Here’s the full story.
We want to hear from readers who have stories to share about the effects of increasing costs and a changing…
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U.S. jobless claims climb 13,000 to 196,000 — but are still near pandemic-era lows
The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in early February rose by 13,000 to 196,000, but…
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