Season 4, Episode 28: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week Dr. Kuehl focuses on the outcome of the jobs report numbers and what those have to do with the Fed’s rates.

ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 4, Episode 28 (7:21 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about the reaction to the job report numbers last week.      

• What is the Fed going to do with interest rates in the next weeks?  
• The big question is, how much will the Fed cut rates?   
• Will this be the first of more than one cut?? 
• Job numbers – good and bad news?      
• What was the expectation for the job numbers?    
• What is the issue? Have we seen stabilization?      
• We are seeing less hiring, why?    
• What sectors are holding caution?    
• Construction activity… how are they reacting?      
• Wages are still growing, what does that mean?     
• Is there any signal for the Fed to do what they want to do?     
• Are we headed for a soft landing??

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