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47+ min ago   (273+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday said the slowed economic growth in the second quarter is “only temporary” and “does not determine the country’s long-term direction.” The Philippine Statistics Authority reported a 2.3 percent growth, down from 2.8 percent in the previous quarter....

6+ hour, 6+ min ago   (532+ words) Global stocks headed for their strongest weekly gain ​since May on Friday, ahead of major US jobs data, as investor optimism over robust earnings growth and enthusiasm over AI helped offset concern about the conflict in the Middle East. MSCI's…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1758+ words) GBP/USD surpassed 1.3500 Friday after July payrolls printed minus 23,000 against an 80,000 consensus, then gave back part of the move as the dollar found a floor into the New York session. The pair had been drifting below 1.3450 pre-release, trapped inside the…...

4+ min ago   (344+ words) Call it a collective disappointment of 252,000 fewer jobs than expected Friday morning before the Employment Situation report. This is far from the “happy jobs” talk over the last two months when so many people assumed things were stable. With all…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (705+ words) WASHINGTON: The United States unexpectedly lost thousands of jobs in July, government data showed Friday, a blow to US President Donald Trump's claims of leading an economic revival as his Republican party gears up for crucial midterm elections. The world's…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (460+ words) LONDON: The World Bank on Friday approved a $100 million grant to help the Syrian Arab Republic build a modern, secure and digitally enabled financial sector. The grant from the International Development Association will finance the Syria Financial Sector Modernization Project,…...

10+ min ago   (490+ words) The July 2026 jobs report showed a 23,000 decline in payrolls, plus 103,000 in negative revisions, alongside 3.2% wage growth. With unemployment near 4.1%, the data gives both Fed hawks and doves room to argue. AI Summary So, is all this data enough to hold…...

35+ min ago   (88+ words) CoStar Federal Reserve survey: Consumer optimism is mixed bag - More than 20,000 jobs vanished last month, Labor Department says --------------------------------------------------------------- - Summer slowdown pulls office attendance lower across major markets --------------------------------------------------------------- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its July survey of consumer…...

2+ hour ago   (29+ words) CNBC Next week's CPI will be a big market moving number, says MJP's Brian Vendig...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago   (11+ words) thepost.co.nz...