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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Just Delivered Good News for Stock Market Investors

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The ongoing political conflict in the Middle East has caused oil prices to rise, raising fears of inflation that could damage the US economy. The last time inflation rose suddenly was in 2022, and it forced the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates so quickly S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) The index fell by more than … Read more

US job growth is likely to pick up in March, as war casts a shadow over the labor market

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US job growth is likely to pick up in March, as war casts a shadow over the labor market

Written by Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – U.S. job growth may have picked up in March as a health workers’ strike ended and temperatures warmed, but downside risks to the labor market continued to mount due to the ongoing war in the Middle East. The expected return to the pace of last year … Read more