A closely watched report released by the Labor Department on Friday showed U.S. job growth exceeded economist estimates in the month of June.The Labor Department said non-farm payroll employment jumped by 372,000 jobs in June after surging by a revised 384,000 jobs in May.Economists had expected employment to increase by 268,000 jobs compared to the addition of 390,000 jobs originally reported for...
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.