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EPISODE · Aug 7, 2026 · 1 MIN

Jobs Report Prompts Market Rethink on Fed Rate Hikes

from WSJ Minute Briefing · host The Wall Street Journal

S&P 500 closes at record and Nasdaq jumps as investors lower their expectations for an interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Plus: Atlassian shares soar 35%. Alexis Moore hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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