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The numbers for the year through June 2025 indicate the effects of a big immigration slowdown, fewer people bailing on America’s tech epicenter, a modest Midwest rebound and the rising appeal for small southern metros.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Fed is also facing elevated uncertainty in the labor market, which despite modest joblessness “feels a bit fragile,” Barkin said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The numbers for the year through June 2025 also show fewer people bailing on America’s tech epicenter, a modest Midwest rebound and rising appeal for small southern metros.

From The Wall Street Journal

The drop in ONS retail sales was "modest" and below forecasts, but the fall in consumer sentiment is a "a sign of things to come", Capital Economics UK economist Ashley Webb said.

From BBC

Stock futures point to modest opening losses and oil is higher at the start of the week’s final trading session.

From The Wall Street Journal