The latest U.S. jobs report indicates a softening labor market, with 23,000 jobs lost in July and an unemployment rate of 4.1%. Illiana Jain, international economist at Westpac, suggests this data reduces the likelihood of the Federal Reserve implementing a rapid interest rate hike. Futures markets now reflect a less-than-even probability of a rate hike in September, consistent with Jain’s analysis.
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