A softer labor market doesnt mean rate cuts just yet
Official data suggest slowing momentum in the labor market, with the unemployment rate rising to a 30-month high and a key job-creation measure at a three-year low. A slowdown would be expected given the high interest rates that the Federal Reserve has deployed to fight inflation. However, the recent data come with caveats, and still-strong wage growth underscores our belief that Fed rate cuts aren’t imminent.