FOMC voting member Raphael Bostic warns central bank officials must also beware jobs market
More than $66bn has poured into fixed-income funds since start of July
Rules are made to be broken
This week’s Big Question asks readers: will the world’s largest economy still achieve a soft landing despite rising unemployment?
America’s economy is slowing, not plunging. But, the Fed should cut rates at its next meeting
World’s largest economy will still achieve soft landing despite rising unemployment, most analysts believe
Stock moves are not a reliable signal of looming economic downturn
Austan Goolsbee and Mary Daly say central bank will aim to ensure price stability as pressure to cut interest rates grows
Data spurs traders to increase bets on Fed rate cuts this year
US central bank’s decision to hold interest rates at 23-year high criticised by economists and politicians
A bigger rate cut than the Fed envisages may be warranted in September
Jobs a bad ’un
Central bank holds rates steady but comments by chair Powell boost expectations of pre-election move
Let’s lyft drivers out of compensation darkness
State’s supreme court says ride-hailing services can treat workers as contractors rather than employees
Early careers opportunities are ‘one of the first things to go’ for employers cutting costs
An unexpected flare-up in US inflation last quarter is one reason officials want to see more data
Republicans made proposal a central talking point in campaign to appeal to working-class voters
US central bank pivots towards easing burden on borrowers amid clear signs the economy is cooling
But even as migration greases the wheels of the US economy, it is becoming the source of increasing political friction
Labour market shows signs of cooling as jobless rate increases to 4.1% in June and recent jobs growth is revised lower
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Now that employers are demanding workers return to the office, trouble is brewing
The US labour market is probably weaker than the non-farm payroll numbers imply
And more on margins
