Surprise fall in US jobs last month as slow summer continues
Analysts had expected an uptick in the number of jobs created, but the number of roles fell by 23,000 in July.
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"Expectations of interest rates being raised had been 'scaled back', since the decision last month."
— Nancy Vanden Houten , Academic
"The US jobs market was weaker 'by some distance'."
— Neil Birrell , Executive
"He wants to bring inflation down."
— Kevin Warsh , Executive
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Analysts had expected an uptick in the number of jobs created, but the number of roles fell by 23,000 in July.
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