US: Weaker jobs report in all the right ways – Wells Fargo – by MSalordFX NFP UnitedStates Banks
xpectedly from 3.5% to 3.7%. According to analysts at Wells Fargo, today's data in isolation tilt the scales toward a 50 basis points interest rate hike at the Fed's September meeting but does not on its own settle the matter. While the August jobs report keeps hope alive that the Fed may be able to pull off the elusive soft-landing, there remains significant work ahead in quelling the inflation pressures coming from the labor market, explained analysts. is concerned.
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