Sep. Jobs Report Underwhelms
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Follow MarketWatch's coverage of the September jobs report, and what it means for the markets, the economy and your money. The report is scheduled to be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
The soft September jobs report suggests the Fed might not have to rush to raise rates this month. Stocks surged and bond yields dropped on Friday.
Weak jobs report drives futures higher and treasury yields lower, supporting US risk assets amid shifting Fed rate hike expectations. Nike (NKE) plunges 6% pre-market as consumer preferences shift and competitors erode market share,
Investors are weighing a weaker-than-expected jobs report for clues about the economy and the Federal Reserve's next move on interest rates.
Wall Street got a pair of reports this week that point to a solid if not spectacular increase in new jobs in September. The giant payroll processor ADP said the private sector added 90,000 new jobs last month,
September jobs report: payroll growth slowed, wages hit a 4-year low, unemployment rose to 4.2%. Click for a look at the latest employment data.
U.S. Treasury yields inched higher on Friday as investors weighed a trading week dominated by a global bond selloff and awaited a key jobs report.
The odds of an interest rate change at the Federal Reserve’s meeting in late October have dropped following a softer jobs report and strong signaling from bank officials.
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Stocks ended on a high note Friday after the monthly jobs report delivered the Goldilocks number investors wanted — not strong enough to stoke inflation, but not weak enough to raise recession fears.