While the Public Awaited Jobs Data, Wall Street Firms Got a Look
Aug 21, 2024 · A report was delayed on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, but some investors got it in the meantime, raising new questions about agency practices.
How Wall Street Learned About Last Week’s Labor Data Before …
Aug 28, 2024 · Banks and research firms that serve hedge funds managed to confirm a closely watched economic data point last week as much as 20 minutes before the data was posted online, giving them a possible...
US jobs report crushes expectations as economy adds 254,000 …
Oct 4, 2024 · Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday showed the labor market added 254,000 payrolls in September, more additions than the 150,000 expected by economists. Meanwhile, the...
Wall Street analysts blast feds over botched release of jobs …
Aug 23, 2024 · Wall Street analysts ripped the federal government after it issued the largest downward revision of jobs data in 15 years this week — and botched the release in the process, sowing chaos across...
House panel probes Labor Department’s leak of revised jobs data to Wall ...
Sep 25, 2024 · A Republican-led House committee is demanding an explanation from the Labor Department over the federal agency’s leak of revised jobs data last month to a handful of Wall Street firms before...
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US job totals will likely be revised down by 818,000 as ... - POLITICO
Aug 21, 2024 · Wall Street analysts had projected that the department’s preliminary revision would cut as many as 1 million jobs from the tallies reported between April 2023 and March 2024, when average monthly...
How Wall Street learned about labor data before the public did
Aug 29, 2024 · Banks and research firms that serve hedge funds managed to confirm closely watched economic data last week as much as 20 minutes before the data was posted online, giving them a possible jump on financial market trading — the latest in a series of lapses at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
U.S. adds 256,000 jobs, as Biden leaves Trump with a sturdy labor …
Jan 10, 2025 · Both figures, reported Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, compare favorably to historical averages and beat Wall Street forecasts. Analysts surveyed by Dow Jones had expected just 155,000 ...
December jobs report: US economy adds 216,000 jobs, shocking Wall Street
Jan 5, 2024 · The labor market added 216,000 jobs in the month of December, up from 173,000 the previous month, surprising Wall Street once again to close out 2023. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had...
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