Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, in...
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Unemployment for Black and Hispanic women rose in February, but more workers join the labor force
Women walk past by a “Now Hiring” sign outside a store on August 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images The...
Just like that: Market pricing swings back to quarter-point Fed rate hike
It seemed like only yesterday that markets were sure that a tougher Federal Reserve was going to raise its benchmark interest rate a half percentage point...
Private payrolls rose by 242,000 in February, better than expected, ADP says
Companies added jobs at a brisk pace in February as the U.S. labor market kept humming, payroll services firm ADP reported Wednesday. Private payrolls increased by...