Jeff Cox

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Job seekers giving up: Labor force participation rate falls to lowest in 50 years, outside of Covid era - CNBC

Business July 3, 2026

A now hiring sign is posted in the window of a Chipotle restaurant on June 5, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. On the surface, a June drop in the unemployment rate helped provide some upside to whaοΏ½...

Fed Chief Kevin Warsh declines to hint at July rate decision, but says inflation 'too high' - CNBC

Business July 2, 2026

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, in comments Wednesday at the ECB Forum on Central Banking, declined to give any signal as to what the central bank may do at its meeting later this month, but diοΏ½...

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari says he expects a rate hike this year - CNBC

Business June 28, 2026

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Friday he has changed his outlook and now expects that one interest rate increase will be necessary this year. In remarks just over a week afοΏ½...

Fed Chair Warsh expected to withhold 'dot' from central bank's interest rate outlook - CNBC

Business June 17, 2026

Kevin Warsh, nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, arrives for his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen building, April 21, 2026. When the FοΏ½...

Fed Governor Miran submits resignation, throws support behind Warsh as new chair - CNBC

Business May 15, 2026

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran officially handed in his resignation letter Thursday, saying he will vacate his spot on the central bank board when or just before new Chair Kevin Warsh takes hοΏ½...

Consumer sentiment falls to fresh record low in May as surging gas prices hit outlook - CNBC

Business May 9, 2026

Surging gas prices due to the Iran war sent consumer sentiment to a new low in the early part of May, according to a University of Michigan survey Friday. The school's closely watched Survey of ConsοΏ½...

U.S. payrolls increased 115,000 in April, more than expected; unemployment at 4.3% - CNBC

Business May 9, 2026

Job creation was better than expected in April, as the U.S. labor market continued to defy expectations for a slowdown this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls rosοΏ½...

Fed dissenters explain 'no' votes, saying they disagreed with hinting next move would be a cut - CNBC

Business May 2, 2026

Federal Reserve officials who voted this week against the post-meeting statement said they didn't think it was appropriate to signal that the next interest rate move would be lower. Regional presideοΏ½...

Here's everything to expect when the Fed issues its latest interest rate decision Wednesday - CNBC

Business April 30, 2026

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives for a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026. οΏ½...

Fed Governor Waller says Iran war and labor market risks are keeping central bank on hold - CNBC

Business April 19, 2026

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Friday said current economic conditions are complicating the approach to interest rates, with policymakers facing a potentially long-lasting inflation sοΏ½...