Friday’s Jobs Report May Signal Labor Market Slowdown—Key Test for Stock Market Resilience and Investor Confidence
As August’s jobs report looms, investors find themselves walking a tightrope—seeking a labor market that’s neither too hot to spur aggressive Fed tightening nor too cold to trigger recession alarms. The stakes couldn’t be higher as Wall Street braces for the U.S. nonfarm payrolls data expected this Friday, with economists forecasting a modest 75,000 jobs…