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Upbeat FedEx Forecast Makes Holiday Sales Prospects Jollier

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Revenue and profit growth at shipping giant FedEx bode well for the company’s overhaul efforts and the critical holiday sales season.

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Will Fed’s Latest Rate Cut Be Powell’s Last?

The latest reading of policymakers’ preferred inflation gauge is still coming in well above officials’ 2% target at 2.8%.

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Mixed Message to Fed: Layoffs, Job Openings Increase Simultaneously

The number of available positions climbed to 7.67 million in October, according to the JOLTS report, good for the highest mark in five months.

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Inflation & Prices

Holiday Spending Hits New Highs, Sort Of

Holiday spending after Thanksgiving hit a record high, although notably only if you crunch the numbers a certain way.

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Economics

Can the Fed Get Missing Economic Data in Time for Rate-Cut Decision?

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While a stop-gap funding deal is in place, the government still has some work to do to fill in its backlog of missing economic data.

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Surprisingly Grim Jobs Data May Accelerate Fed Interest Rate Cuts

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New private sector data that suggests the labor market is hurting may become especially influential with Bureau of Labor Statistics data likely on hold amid the government shutdown.

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Economics

Stalling Jobs Growth May Be Just What the Market Needs

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The latest jobs report appeared to confirm that America’s labour market is slowing, which may clinch the rate cut markets are salivating over.

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