A strong job market is helping shield against a slowdown in the U.S. economy by skleb1234
Initial jobless claims are still at historically low levels; in the first week of September, for instance, U.S. jobless claims had hitThe new data supports Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments yesterday that “the job market remains strong,” which could help the economy continue to expand at a “moderate rate.”by another quarter point on Wednesday, in an attempt to shield the U.S. economy from risks like the yearlong trade war with China as well as slowing economic growth overseas.
U.S. economic data remains mixed, which was a big point of contention during the Fed decision: While trade tensions have started to weigh on business investment and manufacturing, layoffs remain at low levels. Strong consumer spending has helped drive the economy, but investors are beginning to worry whether that will be negatively impacted by slowing job growth.
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