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In this photo illustration, a person files an application for unemployment benefits on April 16, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. The government reported Thursday that another 5.2 million US workers filed for unemployment benefits, taking the four-week total to 22 million, a staggering figure in a downturn that economists say presents the country with its most severe outlook since the Great Depression of the 1930s. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

New U.S. unemployment applications fall to 1-month low

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped unexpectedly last week to one of the lowest levels this year.

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December 18, 2025

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Inflation slows to 2.7% — lower than expected, down from its ‘Biden-era peak’

Inflation in the United States decelerated last month, according to a Labor Department report that was delayed due to the 43-day government shutdown this fall.

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Fed. Reserve cuts rate another quarter-point

The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced on Wednesday that it would lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, a quarter-point cut, to 3.50%–3.75%.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting Oct. 29, 2025, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Federal Reserve likely to cut rates, may signal just one more reduction next year

It would be the third cut in a row and bring the Fed’s key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years.

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US private payrolls decline in November as small businesses shed jobs

The weakness is probably not a true reflection of the labor market’s health, with recent government data showing layoffs remaining at low levels late last month.