Jobs Report Today: January jobs report shows some lift in payroll growth, supporting Fed decision to pause on rates Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the January jobs report, and what it could ...

The Fed kept interest rates steady at the conclusion of its January meeting. Fed Chair Jerome Powell, meanwhile, dodged a number of questions about politics in a post-decision press conference. Here ...

A Walmart Supercenter in New Jersey. Price increases for products such as clothing and TV suggest inflation continues to weigh on consumers.Siddharth Cavale/Reuters Consumer inflation slowed more than ...

'Low fire’ jobs market reigns supreme. Jobless claims fall and point to lower unemployment early in the new year.

Inflation rose just 0.2% in January from December and fell to 2.4% on an annual basis. Both readings were less than anticipated, in a positive sign for consumers. Broadly, economists surveyed by Dow ...

The Fed angle: More stable job conditions signal officials can afford to be patient on future rate cuts.

The January nonfarm payrolls report beat Wall Street expectations in both job creation and the unemployment rate. Here are the top five takeaways: From a headline perspective, the news was good.

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January’s inflation numbers land on Friday, and many on Wall Street are bracing for an unpleasant surprise. In recent years, inflation in January has tended to come in relatively hot. Last year, the ...

As any Milwaukeean can attest, this January got really cold. But it wasn't a record-breaker for cold or snow – not even close. According to the National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan, January ...

You might feel like this past January was very cold. You might feel like it was one of the coldest Januarys. It just depends on how we slice up the weather this past month. The short summary was ...