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"So could they play catch-up? Yes, they could. Hopefully they will, but it's a more risky operation than a lot of people expect it to be."

Gold has surged to unprecedented levels in early September 2025, breaching $3,500 per ounce and gaining 37% year-to-date, as investors respond to economic risks, central bank moves and a growing crisis of trust in U.S. institutions.

The U.S. labor market hit the brakes hard this summer, showing cracks not seen since the pandemic. In August, nonfarm payrolls rose by just 22,000—down from July's weak 79,000 gain—and June was revised to show a net loss of 13,000 jobs, the worst monthly print since December 2020.

August’s report gave signs of a cooling labor market with negative job numbers for the first time since 2020 – here’s what we learned

A half-point cut is “now in play,” some analysts say.

Today’s MAGA intellectuals rail against COVID restrictions, but in 2020 many cheered them on—or demanded even harsher crackdowns.

Wall Street reached new records, but the euphoria ran out as a disappointing US jobs report was released, fuelling expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut key interest rates at its next meeting in September.

Private-sector payroll growth halves in August as layoffs surge, marking highest job cuts since 2020.

Shares of D.R. Horton Inc (NYSE:DHI) are trading higher Friday morning, boosted by a weaker-than-expected August jobs report that intensified investor bets on imminent interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The U.S. economy added just 22,000 jobs, far below forecasts, signaling a significant labor market slowdown.