Pre-election rate cut for Biden back in play after weak jobs report

Published May 3, 2024 4:19pm ET



Following a weaker-than-expected jobs report, the Federal Reserve is now expected to cut interest rates ahead of this year’s presidential election.

The employment data for April released Friday showed that the economy added 175,000 jobs, down from 315,000 the month before. It was also a fairly big miss, as economists were predicting some 125,000 more jobs would be added. The unemployment rate also ticked up to 3.9%.

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