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Stock markets retreated Monday, extending a weak start to the year, after a forecast-busting US jobs report further dampened hopes of an early cut to interest rates in the world's biggest economy.

Morning Markets The S&P 500 Index ( $SPX ) ( SPY ) is up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ( $DOWI ) ( DIA ) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ( $IUXX ) ( QQQ ) is up +0.25%. This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

Morning Markets The S&P 500 Index ( $SPX ) ( SPY ) is up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ( $DOWI ) ( DIA ) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ( $IUXX ) ( QQQ ) is up +0.25%. This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

The final jobs report of 2023 exceeded expectations, with 216,000 jobs added in December. While this indicates a strong labor market, there are cooling tre...

Inflation easing has not tempered a hot labour market as President Joe Biden prepares to make the economy a central point of his re-election campaign

The December jobs report was softer than the headlines, but S&P 500 futures fell and yields jumped as near-term Fed rate-cut odds slipped.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 150 points Friday on a strong December jobs report. AI leader Palantir dived on an analyst downgrade.

Markets were surprised by the solid December jobs report, but downward revisions to the October and November tallies softened some wage/inflation concerns.