The labor market is cooling but not enough to allay the Federal Reserve’s hesitance to begin cutting interest rates.
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Yellen to warn of ‘significant risks’ from use of AI in finance
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will warn that the use of AI in finance could lower transaction costs, but carries “significant risks.”
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U.S. job openings drop in April, as labor market cools
Job openings, a measure of labor demand, were down 296,000 to 8.059 million on the last day of April, the lowest level since February 2021.
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Inflation rises moderately in April, consumer spending slows
It is a worrying sign for the Fed, suggesting that the elevated pace of price increases could last longer than expected.
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Mortgage Demand Drops To 3-Month Low As Interest Rates Increase For First Time In A Month
A key measure of home-buyer applications fell to a three-month low as mortgage rates started to rise again.
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Wall St slides as rate worries push bond yields higher
Wall Street indexes retreated as concerns around the timing and scale of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts pushed Treasury yields higher and pressured stocks.
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