US Jobs Strength Unlikely to Move Fed as Trade War Looms

Jobs Strength Unlikely to Move Fed as Trade War Looms

Trump Says Economy in ‘Transition Stage’

Traders Pare Fed Rate-Cut Bets

Hints of DOGE Effect

Hiring Boost in Transport and Warehousing Hints at Tariff Front-Loading

February and March Payrolls Revised Down

Stock Futures Jump; Treasury Yields Tick Higher

Unemployment Rate 4.2%; Est. 4.2%

Average Hourly Earnings Rise 0.2% M/M; Est. +0.3%

April Nonfarm Payrolls Rise 177,000 M/M; Est. +138k

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