Tag: U.S.

U.S. adds 136,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate hits 50-year low – MarketWatch

The U.S. created 136,000 new jobs in September, while the unemployment rate hit a new cycle low of 3.5%, the Labor Department said Friday.
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U.S. unemployment rate hits 3.5%; job growth moderate – Reuters

The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to near a 50-year low of 3.5% in September, with job growth increasing moderately, suggesting the slowing economy could avoid a recession for now despite trade tensions that are hammering manufacturing.
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Hold That Recession: U.S. Indicators Are Trouncing Forecasts

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. economy is outperforming expectations by the most this year, offering a fresh rebuttal to last month’s resurgent recession fears fueled by the trade war and a manufacturing slump.The Bloomberg Economic Surprise Index has reached an 11-month high after four indicators released
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YIELD CURVE INVERTS: Recession indicator flashes red for first time since 2007

The yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury dipped below the yield on the U.S. 2-year Treasury for the first time since 2006. An inversion has preceded the last seven recessions in the U.S.
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