Jeff Cox
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The September jobs report will be released Friday. Here's what to expect (opens the original)
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Lingering questions over the state of the U.S. labor market could be answered Friday when the Bureau of Labor Statistics presents its nonfarm payrolls count for September. Wall Street is looking for job growth of 84,000 to close out the summer, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.1%, according to the Dow Jones consensus. While the top-line payrolls number represents a downshift from the pre-2025 trend, the jobless rate, which Federal Reserve officials watch more closely, is around a level in
Fedâs preferred gauge showed core inflation at 3.0% in August, much lighter than expected (opens the original)
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Consumer prices posted a smaller-than-expected increase in August from a year ago, according to the Federal Reserve's primary inflation gauge, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. The personal consumption expenditures price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.3% for the month, putting the 12-month gain at 3.4%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for increases of 0.3% and 3.7%, respectively. Excluding food and energy, PCE posted a 0.2% climb that put the annual core level at
Private sector jobs rose by 90,000 in September, better than expected, ADP reports (opens the original)
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Private job creation picked up in September after a brief slowdown, providing further indication that the U.S. labor market has stabilized, according to an ADP report Wednesday. The payrolls processing firm said company employment rose by 90,000 for the month, higher than the downwardly revised 36,000 in August and better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 68,000. There also was a fair amount of balance in the report, with service providers adding 59,000 positions while goods producers co
The Fed's main inflation measure will be released Wednesday. Here's what to expect (opens the original)
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If anyone at the Federal Reserve is looking for evidence arguing against another interest rate hike, they're unlikely to get it in data due Wednesday that is expected to show ongoing price pressures and consumers who nevertheless continue to spend. The personal consumption expenditures price index, the primary inflation gauge for central bank policymakers, is expected to show increases of 0.3% at both the all-items and core levels, the latter of which excludes food and energy costs, according to
Consumer optimism slides to lowest since 2014 as fears escalate over rising prices and jobs (opens the original)
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Consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level since 2014 in September as an inflation-weary public took a dimmer view on the labor market and the impact higher prices would have on their finances, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The board's Consumer Confidence Index tumbled to 81.9, a decline of 6.7 points and a reading well below the Dow Jones consensus forecast for 89. Respondents cited concerns over inflation and the jobs outlook. For the first time in the four-year history of the survey
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