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What Does a Lousy August Jobs Report Have to Do with a September Fed Rate Cut?

America’s latest employment figures paint a bleak picture of the U.S. jobs market. The silver lining: Weak job growth and cooling wages mean that a decrease in borrowing rates is now almost certainly on the horizon.

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Trump Wants Cheaper Money—But It Will End In Chaos, Expert Says

After months of relentless pressure from President Donald Trump to ease borrowing costs, the Federal Reserve is now all but certain to lower interest rates on Sept. 17, ending a nine-month pause and resuming what could be a prolonged cutting cycle.

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How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power – if courts agree that he alone can interpret vague laws

President Donald Trump’s penchant to act first, ask later was on full display recently when he became the first president in American history to fire a member of the Federal Reserve Board.

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Bitcoin Hits $112,000— But Tom Lee Says $200,000 Might Still Come This Year

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) could nearly double from current levels to $200,000 before year-end, according to Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors and Chief Investment Officer of Fundstrat Capital.

Benzinga

Yen Futures' 93% Seasonal Sell-Off Meets Stock Market Rally: Ready for the Twist?

Q4 2025: Japanese Yen's seasonal weakness meets S&P 500's year-end strength. Inverse correlations are clear, but a yen rally could blindside. Prepared to trade the shift?

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Ken Griffin lays down the law on why Trump needs to back off the Fed, saying his meddling could prompt a national debt crisis

Ken Griffin warns Trump’s pressure on Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve risks eroding U.S. institutional credibility.

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Stocks Set to Open Higher as Fed Rate-Cut Expectations Rise, U.S. Inflation Data Awaited

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.26%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.34% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street as investors boosted their expectations for how much the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year.

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Dow futures rise as recession fears grow while Wall Street awaits the one thing that could derail Fed rate cuts

On Thursday, the consumer price index is due, and Wall Street sees a 0.3% gain, accelerating from the 0.2% pace a month earlier.

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Wizard Of Oz Fed And $100 Silver, 'Most Dangerous Time In 40 Years'

Veteran investor Peter Grandich is warning that the market is overlooking the biggest signals in decades, with precious metals and insider selling flashing red. In an interview with Kitco News, Grandich didn’t hold back the criticism of the U.S. economic policy, the Federal Reserve, and the complacency of equity markets.

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Mortgage rates plunge to 11-month low on Fed rate cut hopes, and many lenders may quote in the high 5% range

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage sank 16 basis points on Friday to 6.29%, according to Mortgage Daily News.

Fortune

The Fed got it wrong and is late again, top economist says, as job gains collapse

"So could they play catch-up? Yes, they could. Hopefully they will, but it's a more risky operation than a lot of people expect it to be."

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Gold's Best Year Since 1978—What's Driving The Relentless Rally?

Gold has surged to unprecedented levels in early September 2025, breaching $3,500 per ounce and gaining 37% year-to-date, as investors respond to economic risks, central bank moves and a growing crisis of trust in U.S. institutions.

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Scott Bessent Says 'Fed Must Change Course' As Trump Weighs Jerome Powell Successors, Treasury Secretary Calls For 'Nonpartisan Review'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent escalated his criticism of the Federal Reserve on Friday, urging sweeping reforms and accusing the central bank of driving inflation and inequality while President Donald Trump weighs successors to Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

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Is the Fed ready to go big? Analysts debate jumbo rate cut after soft jobs data

A half-point cut is “now in play,” some analysts say.

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Wall Street takes a blow after disappointing US jobs data

Wall Street reached new records, but the euphoria ran out as a disappointing US jobs report was released, fuelling expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut key interest rates at its next meeting in September.

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D.R. Horton Stock Is Rising Friday: What's Going On?

Shares of D.R. Horton Inc (NYSE:DHI) are trading higher Friday morning, boosted by a weaker-than-expected August jobs report that intensified investor bets on imminent interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The U.S. economy added just 22,000 jobs, far below forecasts, signaling a significant labor market slowdown.

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Traders Hit The Buy Button On These 10 Stocks After Weak Jobs Report

The August jobs report sent a clear signal that the U.S. labor market is quickly losing steam—yet instead of panic, investors hit the buy button, betting that the Federal Reserve will be forced to cut rates this month and possibly again before year-end.

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America’s job growth has flatlined—and Mark Zandi believes June may have been the start of a recession

June’s job loss was the first since the pandemic, a flashing-red signal that the economy’s growth momentum has stopped.

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The labor market is balancing on a knife edge, and the factors weakening it aren’t going anywhere

The Federal Reserve faces rising labor market weakness as BLS revisions, JOLTS downturn, and AI job displacement fuel calls for FOMC rate cuts—but what underlying factors are shaping the data, and are they here to stay?

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S&P Futures Tick Higher With All Eyes on Key U.S. Jobs Report

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are trending up +0.18% this morning as optimism grows that the U.S. payrolls report will pave the way for the Federal Reserve to resume cutting interest rates later this month.

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Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Futures Gain, Dow Slips As US Job Growth Stalls— Broadcom, DocuSign, Lululemon In Focus (UPDATED)

Editor’s Note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, and the latest economic releases were updated in the story.

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Mortgage Rates May Fall Before Fed's Much-Anticipated September Rate Cut: Here's Why

Mortgage rates could slip even before the Federal Reserve formally cuts rates on Sept. 17 because lenders tend to price in expectations ahead of policy moves and mortgages key off the 10-year Treasury yield more than the Fed's short-term rate.

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Demolition for new White House ballroom doesn't need approval, Trump-appointed commission head says

The head of the National Capital Planning Commission says crews can start demolishing parts of the White House for a new ballroom without needing approval

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Wall Street Gains On Rate Cut Bets, GE Hits Record Highs: What's Moving Markets Thursday?

Risk appetite returned to Wall Street on Thursday, as signs of labor market cooling in August cemented expectations that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates at its Sept. 17 meeting.

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Weak Jobs Cement Fed Rate Cuts–And Wall Street Eyes Records Again

Wall Street could be marching into a bad-news-is-good-news environment, as deteriorating labor market data bolsters the odds of imminent rate cuts — potentially giving stocks the lift they need to break new records.

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