The US economy added 147,000 jobs in June. That was more than expected. The unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.1%.Here to talk more about all this, NBC News correspondent, Christine Romans, and Investipedia's editor-in chief, Caleb Silver. Good morning. Good to have both of you with us.So, Christine, it has been a resilient first half of the year for the US jobs market despite all the questions about tariffs and everything else. Let's just start with the numbers. Walk us through with this jobs report.I me ...

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We've had the decision from the MPC to keep interest rates unchanged by a margin of 6 to 3, a bit closer than some had expected. Just take us through the thinking there. So we decided to hold rates at 4.25%.Today, we have been able to cut rates four times over the last year. But given the uncertainty facing the economy, we decided to hold at this event. And one of those uncertainties, of course, are the unfolding events in the Middle East and the impact that could have on the oil price.At what point would t ...

The May non-farm payrolls report was stronger than expected, but it still reinforced the idea that the employment landscape is losing momentum. While the headline data was stronger than expected, it was still lower than last month's figure, which was revised even lower. Combined with the strong wage growth figure and a lower labor force participation rate, this data could signal that employers are pulling back on hiring in response to tighter financial conditions, but also incentivizing their current labor ...

Core Insights - Visa's CFO, Chris Suh, discussed the current spending environment, highlighting consumer sentiment and economic indicators [3][4]. Group 1: Economic Indicators - Employment numbers are reported to be strong, with stable wage growth contributing to a resilient consumer base [4]. - Inflation has moderated, which has positively impacted consumer spending behavior [4]. Group 2: Spending Trends - There is an observed uncertainty in consumer sentiment, which is reflected in the overall spending trends both domestically and in cross-border transactions [3]. - Despite the noise in the economic environment, Visa relies on factual data to assess the situation [3].