Spotlight shifts to U.S. jobs for clues on rates
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Key economic data from the United  States this week may seal the case for the first cut in the  federal funds rate in more than four years, which would help  ease investor concerns about a fallout from the subprime  crisis.
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Key economic data from the United States this week may seal the case for the first cut in the federal funds rate in more than four years, which would help ease investor concerns about a fallout from the subprime crisis.
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Amid questions about the economy and the Fed's intentions, sector selection becomes vital.
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JACKSON, Wyo. - The job market may be in a funk and oil prices may be in the stratosphere, but interest rates probably will climb again in September because the Federal Reserve is confident the economy's "soft patch" is temporary...
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U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly rose again last week in more worrying news for the labor market, government data showed on Thursday, while other data offered some positive signals for America's economy.
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U.S. jobless claims rose  unexpectedly last week in more worrying news for the labor  market, government data showed on Thursday, while other  indicators offered more positive signals for the economy.
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The U.S. jobs market showed some signs  of strength in June as private employers added more jobs than  expected and planned layoffs decreased, but initial claims for  unemployment insurance edged up last week, reports showed on  Thursday.
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The US jobless rate dropped in November, but analysts are surprise and disappointed by the weak job creation numbers reported by the US Labour Department.
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US Treasury note investors became more bearish last week on speculation a government report will show November employment improved enough to keep the Federal Reserve from slowing the pace of interest rate increases.
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Tuesday&#39;s meeting could hold clues to whether it&#39;ll be a November or December pause in rate hikes. By Chris Isidore, CNN/Money senior writer.
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WASHINGTON, Nov 7  - The discovery of life in the American jobs market may keep the Federal Reserve raising interest rates until the end of 2004, analysts said.
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This weekâs snapshot of the nationâs economic output may offer two surprises for the price of one. It may be stronger than expected and weaker than it seems.
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Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan will hog the limelight in financial markets this week as investors seek clues on how quickly U.S. interest rates will rise as soaring oil prices start to affect economic activity.
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By Denise Trowbridge, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 4--It's become a real job trying to figure out today's job market.   Consider these colliding trends: U.S.
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Speculation that August's U.S. jobs  report could surprise on the upside has lent sagging global  stock markets some support this week and dampened buoyant bond  markets.
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Revised numbers show a jump in wages and lower productivity, two potentially troubling signs as the Fed considers interest rates.
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The US Federal Reserve is likely to increase the base interest rate for the fourth time in a year, according to analysts. Last Friday&#39;s employment report for October, which showed an unexpectedly large 337,000