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Shockingly bad jobs report reveals a months-long stall and may trigger Fed rate cuts soon. 'Powell is going to regret holding rates steady'

Shockingly bad jobs report reveals a months-long stall and may trigger Fed rate cuts soon. 'Powell is going to regret holding rates steady'
business8/1/2025

"September is a lock for a rate cut and it might even be a 50-basis point move to make up the lost time."

The U.S. labor market looks much weaker than previously thought, and Wall Street now expects the Federal Reserve to resume rate cuts sooner rather than later. The Labor Department reported Friday that payrolls grew by just 73,000 last month, well bel... [5157 chars]