October jobs report: Signs of a labor market cooldown, slowing wage growth in focus

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Investors are looking to the jobs report for clues on whether the economy is running too hot for inflation to come down.

The October jobs report is set for release Friday morning and is expected to show that job growth in the US slowed afterThe monthly labor report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, set for release at 8:30 a.m. ET, is expected to show nonfarm payrolls in September rose by 180,000 while the unemployment rate remained flat at 3.8%, according to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

"The wage increases have really come down significantly over the course of the last 18 months to a level where they’re substantially closer to that level that would be consistent with 2% inflation over time," Powell said on Wednesday.As of Thursday afternoon, markets are pricing in a roughly 80% chance the Fed doesn't raise rates at its next meeting,Just a month ago, markets had priced in a 54% chance the central bank would hold rates steady at its final meeting in December.

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