Hot employment report leads stocks lower, at least for now
This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. It’s US Employment Report Day! December’s figures came in much stronger than expected. Nonfarm payrolls grew by 256,000 and blew past analysts’ forecast of 155,000 — significantly higher than November’s 212,000 positions added. The unemployment rate edged down just slightly, coming … Read more