Soft Jobs Report Boosts Market Bets Fed Will Skip October Rate Increase

New York Times - Oct 2, 2026

The odds of an interest rate change at the Federal Reserve’s meeting in late October have dropped following a softer jobs report and strong signaling from bank officials.

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