WA Labor has thumping Newspoll lead a month before election; federal Labor improves
Labor is in a strong position ahead of the WA election, while federal Labor has also received some better news from the ...
Jobs report might prove catalyst to wavering stock market
U.S. employers likely added 169,000 new jobs to the economy last month, a marked decline from the 256,000 created in December but in line with the six-month average of around 165, ...
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Stocks Waver as Bonds Pare Drop on Bessent Remarks: Markets Wrap
A sense of caution prevailed in the stock market as traders parsed mixed earnings ahead of Amazon.com Inc.’s results and jobs data. Bonds pared losses as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated ...
Why the labor market could be the only hope for another Fed rate cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appears confident in the US labor market. But that means any signs of a slowdown could ...
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 ...
What to expect in Friday’s jobs report
But first a bit of background: The numbers in Friday’s jobs report most likely will change in the months (and years) to come. That’s just the nature of data collection, statistics and research: ...