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A cooling labor market strips the Federal Reserve of its hawkish leverage.

When employment growth decelerates sharply alongside shrinking labor force participation, central banks are forced to abandon prolonged high-interest-rate holds regardless of sticky wage inflation.

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The Economy
U.S. Labor Market Cools Sharply as June Nonfarm Payrolls Grow by Just 57,000

A sharply slowing jobs market strips central bankers of their aggressive tightening leverage, even as sticky services inflation and resilient consumption persist.

The Economy
Fed Hawks Mobilize as Geopolitical Energy Shocks Revive Rate Hike Threats

The newly debuted hawkish stance and refusal to ease are immediately tested by the cooling real-economy labor metrics that cap how long a central bank can hold rates high.