There’s a bit less sizzle in the labor market

Markets hit new highs; Fed minutes show a wait and see approach to rate cuts; Labor market shows more signs of slowing; Skydance-Paramount deal back on. 

A record 71 million expected to travel during holiday period, AAA forecasts; continuing claims continue to climb; trade deficit widened in May; auto sales were sluggish in May. 

Stocks rise; compensation outpaces productivity; slowdown could push prices higher; imports fall. 

Stocks close lower; job openings trending lower over the last year; logistics sector expands; business inventories lower than last year. 

We close out the trading week by assessing the latest round of jobs data, and what the numbers indicate about the health of the US labor market. Plus, take an inventory of tariff announcements, preview next week’s inflation readings, and reflect on recent equity market volatility ...  Show more

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