In the wake of the US government shutdown, which delayed official jobs and CPI reports, the Federal Reserve is expected to pivot to private sector indicators for insights into labor markets and inflation. Key alternatives include the ADP employment report, which tracks payroll data from over 26 million workers and has shown some long-term correlation with the BLS non-farm payrolls data. Although the short-term correlation is pretty weak, ISM manufacturing and services indexes, which are real-time surveys on ...

CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Sept. 24, 2025: S&P 500 Falls a Second Day Last Updated: 9 hours ago Dollar Extends Gains as Markets Heed Cautious Tone From Powell on Rates By Martin Baccardax The dollar moved higher in early Wednesday trading following what markets are reading as a moderately hawkish message on interest rate from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Speaking at an event in Providence, RI, on Tuesday, Powell talked about the "challenging†situation of accelerating inflation and weakening ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there “is no risk-free path” as the central bank tries to keep inflation low and stable while promoting healthy labor markets. ...