How Unemployment Has Trended in Recent Years
Today's jobs report is likely to show the unemployment rate held steady in January at 4.1%, according to economists polled by ...
Gold prices ahead of NFP: Key factors driving market sentiment
Gold prices remain supported by global trade tensions, US labour data, and dovish expectations for Federal Reserve policy. The upcoming NFP report will be critical in shaping market expectations and ...
Forecasting Error Puts Fed On Wrong Side Again
The Federal Reserve’s record of forecasting has frequently led it to respond too late to changes in economic and financial conditions. Read more here.
China’s Economic Problem Isn’t Just ‘Japanification’ – It May Be Worse
China faces a “toxic combination” of deflation and devaluation which Japan did not experience. It may be a sign of greater ...
Moderate US job growth expected in noisy January employment report
U.S. job growth likely slowed in January, partly restrained by wild fires in California and cold weather across much of the ...
Job creation in January expected to slow, painting weaker picture of labor market
The January jobs report, to be released Friday morning by the Labor Department, will provide the first look at employment in ...
Solid Labor Market Gives Fed Cover to Extend Rate Pause
Across a number of metrics, the labor market looks remarkably stable even as it has cooled. Monthly jobs growth has stayed solid and the unemployment rate has barely budged from its current level of 4 ...
US weekly jobless claims edge up; worker productivity growth slows
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, consistent with ...
US applications for jobless benefits rose to 219,000 last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and layoffs relatively low.
US weekly jobless claims rise marginally
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, consistent with ...
US job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: generating decent, but unspectacular, job ...
January jobs report expected to show hiring slowed, unemployment rate held steady to start 2025
The January jobs report is expected to show hiring slowed to start 2025 while the unemployment rate was flat. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly jobs report is slated for release at 8:30 a.m. ET ...