The Jobs Report Is Canceled. Here’s What Private Data Shows.

The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has ...

The Fed Is Turning to These Data Sets During the Shutdown. Here’s What They Reveal About the Economy

Key Takeaways Officials at the Federal Reserve are missing critical data during the government shutdown, relying instead on reports from private companies.There are indications that hiring continued ...

Fed lowers interest rates as it struggles to assess state of US economy without key government data

It’s clear that there is no risk-free path for policy, and a wrong move by the Fed could stoke inflation or even send the U.S. economy spiraling into a recession. At the Fed’s September monetary ...