New York, Sept 4, 2026 (AFP) - US stocks fall as strong jobs data lifts rate hike odds

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2026-09-04

Wall Street stocks retreated early Friday as a surprisingly strong US jobs report lifted the odds of an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate hike. The US economy added 162,000 jobs in August, strongly outperforming analysts' expectations, according to a report that also boosted figures for June and July. Futures markets placed the chances of a September interest increase at 60.2 percent compared with 49.4 percent on Thursday. About an hour into......

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