Central bank expected to stay the course despite a distorted jobs report and unclear path for economic policy
October figure far below average forecast of 100,000 job gains and comes just four days before US election
American voters’ discontent with high living costs may decide who wins the White House next week
Lacklustre data could obscure an ‘incredibly healthy’ employment market and weigh on Kamala Harris’s prospects
Final reading before presidential election was shy of expectations, but shows biggest economy is in robust health
US central bank risks reviving inflation if it keeps lowering the federal funds rate in pursuit of a nirvana state
A trip to America’s third-largest shopping mall offers theories on what’s really going on
Governments and business are trying to work out who to blame for cheapflation
Influential governor says US economy in ‘sweet spot’ but hotter than expected inflation not welcome
And valuing the weight-loss drug manufacturers
Figures for headline and core rates marginally surpass expectations
Minutes from meeting showed some dispute about how quickly to reduce borrowing costs
High costs are a threat to Kamala Harris’s hopes of winning Michigan, a crucial election battleground
Bond traders brace for inflation data on Thursday after jobs figures smashed expectations
Plus bad food stocks, and more on the jobs report
And the sukuk market
The New York Federal Reserve president on the battle to tame inflation
New York Fed president John Williams signals support for quarter-point interest rate cuts
Don’t rely on easy r* narratives
US central bank chair expresses ‘growing confidence’ of soft landing for economy
Data comes after US central bank last week cut interest rates for the first time since the pandemic
St Louis Fed president tells FT the economy could react ‘very vigorously’ to loosening financial conditions
Lenders charged more for loans but kept interest payments to savers down, FT analysis finds
Influential governor Christopher Waller says inflation is falling more quickly than he expected
The labour market is softer than it appears
