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September Private Payrolls Report Shows The Pace Of Hiring Is Slowing

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Companies hired 135,000 more workers in the month, ahead of the 125,000 that economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expect... Read more

Harker Says Fed Should 'hold Firm' On Interest Rates

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"My own view is that we should hold firm, letting things settle and watching how events play out," he said in prepared r... Read more

Markets Have Been Betting That Trump's Twitter Attacks On The Fed Will Move Rates

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Trump has called Chairman Jerome Powell "clueless" and Fed officials "boneheads." Read more

Fed's Williams: 'We Were Prepared' For The Overnight Funding Jolt Last Week

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New York Fed President John Williams said the central bank acted quickly during last week's jolt to overnight lending ma... Read more

Fed's Rosengren Says The US Has Survived The Trade War And Doesn't Need Rate Cuts

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Rosengren was one of two central bank officials to vote against Wednesday's quarter-point rate reduction. Read more

Fed Vice Chair Clarida Says The Fed Will Take Interest Rate Policy 'meeting By Meeting'

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"We're gonna take this meeting by meeting. We're not on a preset course," Clarida told CNBC. Read more

Powell Says A 'sequence' Of Rate Cuts Could Be Needed If Economy Turns, But Doesn't See That Now

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Jerome Powell pledged that the central bank would engage in a "sequence" of interest rate cuts if conditions warrant, bu... Read more

Fed Cuts Rate On Bank Reserves Amid Repo Market Turmoil

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The interest on excess reserves now stands at 1.8%, a 30 basis point cut compared with the 25 basis point reduction for ... Read more

Real US Debt Levels Could Be 2,000% Of Economy, A Wall Street Report Suggests

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Putting all that together paints a daunting picture but one that requires nuance to understand. Read more

Powell Says The Fed Is Not Forecasting Or Expecting A Recession

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank's pivot this year to lower interest rates has helped sustai... Read more

Job Growth Falls Short Of Expectations As August Payrolls Rise Just 130,000

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The increase fell short of Wall Street estimates for 150,000, while the unemployment rate stayed at 3.7%, as expected. Read more

Job Growth Falls Short Of Expectations As August Payrolls Rise Just 130,000

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The increase fell short of Wall Street estimates for 150,000, while the unemployment rate stayed at 3.7%, as expected. Read more

Job Growth Falls Short Of Expectations As August Payrolls Rise Just 130,000

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The increase fell short of Wall Street estimates for 150,000, while the unemployment rate stayed at 3.7%, as expected. Read more

US Job Growth Likely Slowed In August, But Gains Are Enough To Support The Economy

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Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 150,000 in August, while the unemployment rate was seen holding steady at ... Read more

US Job Growth Likely Slowed In August, But Gains Are Enough To Support The Economy

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Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 150,000 in August, while the unemployment rate was seen holding steady at ... Read more

US Job Growth Likely Slowed In August, But Gains Are Enough To Support The Economy

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Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 150,000 in August, while the unemployment rate was seen holding steady at ... Read more

Private Payroll Growth Way Above Wall Street Estimates Despite Recession Fears

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Company payrolls surged well above Wall Street estimates and at a time when fears have been growing about a looming rece... Read more

Private Payroll Growth Way Above Wall Street Estimates Despite Recession Fears

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Company payrolls surged well above Wall Street estimates and at a time when fears have been growing about a looming rece... Read more

Private Payroll Growth Way Above Wall Street Estimates Despite Recession Fears

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Company payrolls surged well above Wall Street estimates and at a time when fears have been growing about a looming rece... Read more

Fed May Not Have Enough Firepower To Prevent A Recession

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President Trump has been pressing the Fed to help head off a feared economic slowdown, but it's not clear the central ba... Read more