Last week wasn’t about a single data point. It was about a shift in tone from policymakers: the labor market may be weaker than the headlines imply, and the economy is increasingly being supported by ...

This week was light on major economic releases and heavy on Federal Reserve speeches. That shifts the spotlight to the question markets actually care about right now: Has the labor market cooled ...

(The Center Square) – Last week’s jobs report wasn’t a “good” report, but it wasn’t a collapse either. Payrolls are still growing modestly, and the unemployment rate hasn’t spiked. Even so, the ...

An unsettled labor market is usually an indication of a troubled economy. In fact, a rapidly increasing unemployment rate characterizes the start of recessions. Therefore, a timely and accurate ...

Want more stock market and economic analysis from Phil Rosen directly in your inbox? Subscribe to Opening Bell Daily’s newsletter. Everyone recognizes that the job market is losing momentum but it’s ...

This week is light on major economic releases and heavy on Federal Reserve speeches. That shifts the spotlight to the question markets actually care about right ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. On one hand, there were some unexpectedly good labor market ...

US stocks dropped Thursday, continuing a recent patch of volatility, as Wall Street grappled with persistent nerves about artificial intelligence and economic data showed the labor market weakened ...

Indeed’s annual 2026 Jobs & Hiring Trends Report analyzed a trove of labor market, economic, and employer data from this year in an effort to forecast what’s coming in the next one. The Cliff Notes ...

Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz Chief Economic Advisor, warned that the labor market poses the biggest risk to the U.S. economy, despite sticky inflation. The current “low hiring and low firing” environment ...

The month of September kicks off with the economy in a familiar spot, facing more uncertainty over tariffs, the cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s economic policy. A federal appeals court late ...

Labour's total economic incompetence has once again been exposed by the latest surge in joblessness. Despite the Chancellor's promises of 'backing working people, not making them poorer', new figures ...