Job openings in the U.S. unexpectedly saw a modest increase in the month of August, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Tuesday.The Labor Department said jobs openings rose to 8.04 million in August from an upwardly revised 7.71 million in July.Economists had expected job openings to come in unchanged compared to the 7.67 million originally reported for the previous month.The...
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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.