U.S. jobs report April 2025

Lessening Recession Fears in Spite of Persistent Downside Risks

May 2, 2025

A discernible sigh of relief could be heard in the markets after April’s surprisingly healthy U.S. labor situation report. Other lifts came from a 1.7% drop in the price of West Texas Intermediate oil and European manufacturing purchasing manager surveys. Key U.S. stock market indices are up by 1-1.3%, which have correlated this time with […] More

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