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- Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers — BLS — latest numbers
In brief
Inflation and employment data directly influence Federal Reserve interest rate decisions, which in turn move Treasury yields, the US dollar, equity valuations and commodity prices. A stagflationary mix — rising prices alongside slowing growth — tends to create cross-asset volatility as markets reprice rate expectations.
Primary sources
- BLS — latest numbers: https://www.bls.gov/bls/
What are you watching now? Given the simultaneous rise in consumer prices and the sharp drop in payroll growth, how do you think the Federal Reserve should respond at its next meeting — and why?
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Event: US Inflation Ticks Up in September as Job Growth Slows Sharply
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Elena V.
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Interesting mix to weigh from the European side, where the ECB would face a very different calculus if euro-area inflation and payrolls diverged this way. On the Fed question, the usual tension is that a stagflationary read argues against cutting into rising prices, yet a sharp payroll slowdown argues against tightening further. Which of the two signals do you think the committee would weight more heavily, and does the September inflation tick look broad-based or driven by a few volatile components?
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