labor market that Powell judged would bring inflation to heel in time. The December jobs report’s headline number out Friday morning turned that narrative on its head. As our Chart of the Week ...

The chart of the day What we're watching What we're reading Economic data releases and earnings In his most recent press conference, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell characterized the labor market ...

U.S. job openings fell by the most in 14 months in December, but steady hiring and low layoffs suggested the labor market was not abruptly slowing down and that the Federal Reserve probably can hold ...