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Unemployment Slip Complicates Warsh's Fed Confirmation
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported unemployment slipped to 4.3% in January, while payrolls rose at twice economists' expectations, according to Wednesday's release. That stronger-than-expected labor market complicates Donald Trump's nominee Kevin Warsh's push for near-term Federal Reserve rate cuts, as policymakers debate a higher neutral rate amid roughly 3% core PCE inflation and the Atlanta Fed's 3.7% Q4 GDPNow estimate.
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