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TRX WSJ's Timiraos: Labor report doesn't change Fed story, October hike not base case
Nick Timiraos of WSJ writes that a ho-hum labor market report does not change the Fed's story, noting senior officials signaled an October rate hike probably wasn't their base-case. He adds the report showed few signs of labor market tightening that would add to price pressures.
Why “Unverified”
- Reported by Nick Timiraos (WSJ) alone, with no second source or primary confirmation yet
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What the sources claim
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Senior Fed officials signaled this week that an October rate hike probably was not their base-case scenario.
“senior officials had gone out of their way this week to signal that an October rate hike probably wasn't their base-case”
Nick Timiraos (WSJ) -
The labor market report showed few signs from wages or the unemployment rate that the labor market is tightening in ways that would add meaningfully to price pressures.
“few signs from wages or the unemployment rate that the labor market is tightening in ways that would add meaningfully to price pressures”
Nick Timiraos (WSJ) -
The September CPI, due October 14, was always going to be more important than this labor report.
“The September CPI, due Oct. 14, was always going to be more important than this report”
Nick Timiraos (WSJ) -
The labor report takes some of the hawkish edge off the recent repricing of the Fed's path in markets.
“takes some of the hawkish edge off of the recent repricing of the Fed's path in markets”
Nick Timiraos (WSJ)
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