After the unexpected 50 basis point rate cut in September, market participants have turned their attention to the performance of the US economy to gauge the likelihood of further cuts. This focus aligns with the Federal Reserve’s shift toward monitoring the labor market, although inflation, especially excluding food and energy costs, is proving more stubborn than before.
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Strong US Jobs Report Takes Pressure Off Fed for Next Meeting
Surprisingly strong hiring in September has taken pressure off the Federal Reserve by reducing worries over the US labor market, giving policymakers room to continue cutting interest rates at a more gradual pace in coming months.
Fed to Begin Cutting Interest Rates, Signal Next Steps
The Federal Reserve (Fed) is widely expected to lower interest rates this week after holding borrowing costs at a two-decade high for more than a year.
Gold Weekly Forecast: Gold Investors Await US Labor Market Data
Financial markets in the US will remain closed in observance of the Labor Day holiday on Monday. On Tuesday, the ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for August will be featured in the US economic docket. Investors expect the headline PMI to edgehigher to 47.8 from 46.8 in July. A reading above 50, which would suggest that the business activity in the manufacturing sector recovered back into the expansion territory, could provide a boost to the USD with the immediate reaction and weigh on Gold.
पॉवेल का कहना है कि फेड सितंबर की बैठक में ‘जल्द ही’ ब्याज दरों में कटौती कर सकता है
फेडरल रिजर्व के अध्यक्ष जेरोम पॉवेल ने कहा कि अमेरिकी केंद्रीय बैंक द्वारा दो दशक से अधिक समय में उच्चतम स्तर पर अपना बेंचमार्क छोड़ने के लिए मतदान के बाद सितंबर में ब्याज दरों में कटौती हो सकती है।
Gold Up as Nonfarm Payrolls Unexpected 263k Positions – Gold Silver Reports
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold Up Nonfarm payroll unexpected 263k positions. March payrolls were revised slightly downward to 189k compared to 196k originally reported.
Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged; Signals No More Increases Likely This Year
The Federal Reserve expressed increasing concern about slowing economic growth as it left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and showed little appetite for raising them in the near future.
Powell Says U.S. Labor Market ‘Very Strong’ by Many Measures
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — “Our economy is currently performing very well overall, with strong job creation and gradually rising wages,’’ Powell said in the text of a speech to be delivered to a housing conference in Washington on Thursday. “In fact, by many national-level measures, our labor market is very strong.’’
Job Growth Slumps in September, But the Unemployment Rate Hits the Lowest Level Since 1969
Job creation for September fell to its lowest level in a year though the unemployment rate dropped to a point not seen in nearly 50 years, according to Labor Department figures released Friday.