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The Jobs Mosaic

Sep 09, 202412 minEp. 274
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On Wednesday of next week, the Federal Reserve will almost certainly embark on its long-anticipated easing cycle. However, whether the first cut in the federal funds rate is 25 or 50 basis points is still very much in doubt. This is a crucial question for the economy and financial markets since a 50 basis point cut might well do more harm than good if businesses, consumers and investors saw it as a signal that the Fed is worried about recession.

The most important issue for the Fed as they debate this decision is the strength of the U.S. labor market. It is quite clear that job growth has slowed over the past year as the post-covid rebound has faded. But is the labor market stalling, or just slowing to a more gradual pace?

 

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