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More Than the Unemployment Rate: What Metrics to Watch for on Jobs Day
The unemployment rate is an important indicator, but it is not the only one to watch. By itself, it doesn’t paint a full ...
Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s demands to lower ...
Fed Doesn’t Cut Interest Rates Again—Despite Trump’s Demands—As It Warns Of Higher Unemployment Risk
The Fed is in a “good place to wait and see” before moving on interest rates, Powell said Wednesday. “We don't think we need ...
Canadian dollar heads for weekly decline as jobless rate climbs
The Canadian dollar weakened to a three-week low against its U.S. counterpart on Friday as signs that trade tensions are ...
How The Fed Will Adjust Monetary Policy If Unemployment And Inflation Rise
The Fed held rates steady amid strong labor and sticky inflation, signaling caution as trade risks loom. Learn why the Fed ...
Will the Fed step in if America’s labor market cracks from Trump’s tariffs?
President Donald Trump’s volatile trade war threatens both higher inflation and rising unemployment, forcing the Federal Reserve to make the difficult choice of addressing just one of those problems ...
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Malaysia’s unemployment rate holds at 3.1% in March
The statistics department says the number of jobless persons dropped to 529,600 amid stable domestic demand and continued ...
Oklahoma House passes bills aimed at reforming unemployment tax system
OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) - Oklahoma House lawmakers have approved a pair of bills that aim to reform the state’s unemployment tax ...