# Weak Jobs Report Fuels Rate-Hike Skepticism

https://mins.news/en/video/16557

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-07 21:37 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy8duOQEGrs

> A jobs report that came in weaker than expected helped stocks rebound as investors speculated that the Federal Reserve may not need to raise rates soon. Bloomberg’s Mike McKee and Deutsche Bank Chief US Economist Matthew Luzzetti examine Friday’s employment figures. The discussion also considers how an aging population is reshaping the economy. Indeed Hiring Lab Director of Economic Research Laura Ullrich addresses the effects on education-sector jobs and the fastest-growing positions she is seeing in the United States.

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