US pending home sales rebound in August amid low mortgage rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Sales of previously owned U.S. homes increased solidly in August as lower mortgage rates pulled buyers…
September Jobs Report, Fed Speakers, Earnings From Nike, Carnival
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Central bankers are closely following the labor market after cutting interest rates. Is the labor…
Fed’s Miran Says Economic Vulnerability Calls for Rapid Cuts
(Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said the US central bank risks damage to the economy by…
Guam’s unemployment rate drops to record low 3.2% | Regional / World
HAGÅTÑA (Office of the Guam Governor) — Guam’s unemployment rate declined to 3.2% in June 2025, a decrease…
Fed’s Kashkari sees two more rate cuts this year as likely appropriate, given labor market risks
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari on Friday said he supported this week’s decision…
Accounting for City Size, Minimum Wages Reduce Jobs Almost Everywhere
In new research, Priyaranjan Jha, Jyotsana Kala, David Neumark, and Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez find that studies arguing higher minimum…
US Fed makes first rate cut of 2025 over employment risks
Economists expect to see growing divisions among the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee (Andrew Harnik) The US Federal Reserve…
Global 36-Hour Interest-Rate Spree Heralds First US Cut of 2025
Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, from left, Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem,…
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week hits 263,000, most in nearly 4 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — In another grim sign for the U.S. labor market, jobless claim applications jumped to their…
Lackluster US job growth anticipated in August; focus on revisions
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Forecasts for tepid U.S. job growth in August and a rise in unemployment…
Lackluster US job growth anticipated in August; focus on revisions
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Forecasts for tepid U.S. job growth in August and a rise in unemployment…
US service sector regains speed in August; employment weak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. services sector activity picked up in August, but employment remained subdued as labor market conditions…