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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2025 · 11 MIN

U.S. Job Market Defies Cooling Trends; Stock Market Surges Amid Eased Tensions

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In today's episode, we explore the resilience of the U.S. labor market as it adds 139,000 jobs in May, defying cooling trends. We also discuss the U.S. stock market rally driven by a strong job report and the easing of tensions between President Trump and Elon Musk. Additionally, we delve into the OECD's projections of slowing global economic growth and the factors contributing to this trend. Join us for these insights and more on Simply News Radio. Sources: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2025/jun/flash-report-may-unemployment-flows-suggest-some-labor-market-weakening https://www.staffingindustry.com/research/research-reports/americas/june-2025-us-jobs-report https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf https://www.reveliolabs.com/news/macro/jobs-outlook-june-2025/ https://eyeonhousing.org/2025/06/u-s-economy-added-139000-jobs-in-may/ https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf https://www.ainvest.com/news/jobs-report-won-fed-breathe-3-8-wage-growth-means-rates-stay-high-longer-2506/ https://www.ainvest.com/news/labor-market-resilience-treasury-yields-navigating-fed-policy-crosscurrents-2025-2506/ https://fortune.com/2025/06/08/stock-market-today-dow-futures-sp500-record-high-us-china-trade-talks-inflation-cpi/ https://www.morningstar.com/markets/june-2025-us-stock-market-outlook-has-storm-passed https://www.dwassetmgmt.com/blog/midday-market-roundup-for-friday-june-6-2025 https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stocks-rally-strong-us-jobs-report-alleviates-growth-concerns https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stock-market-today-musk-trump-feud-hits-stocks-but-employment-numbers-are-good https://www.axios.com/2025/06/03/trump-tariffs-growth-oecd https://www.oecd.org/en/about/news/press-releases/2025/06/global-economic-outlook-shifts-as-trade-policy-uncertainty-weakens-growth.html https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-june-2025-briefing-no-190/ https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-economic-outlook-volume-2025-issue-1_83363382-en.html https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/projections/html/ecb.projections202506_eurosystemstaff~16a68fbaf4.en.html

In today's episode, we explore the resilience of the U.S. labor market as it adds 139,000 jobs in May, defying cooling trends. We also discuss the U.S. stock market rally driven by a strong job report and the easing of tensions between President Trump and Elon Musk. Additionally, we delve into the OECD's projections of slowing global economic growth and the factors contributing to this trend. Join us for these insights and more on Simply News Radio.Sources:https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2025/jun/flash-report-may-unemployment-flows-suggest-some-labor-market-weakeninghttps://www.staffingindustry.com/research/research-reports/americas/june-2025-us-jobs-reporthttps://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htmhttps://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdfhttps://www.reveliolabs.com/news/macro/jobs-outlook-june-2025/https://eyeonhousing.org/2025/06/u-s-economy-added-139000-jobs-in-may/https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htmhttps://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdfhttps://www.ainvest.com/news/jobs-report-won-fed-breathe-3-8-wage-growth-means-rates-stay-high-longer-2506/https://www.ainvest.com/news/labor-market-resilience-treasury-yields-navigating-fed-policy-crosscurrents-2025-2506/https://fortune.com/2025/06/08/stock-market-today-dow-futures-sp500-record-high-us-china-trade-talks-inflation-cpi/https://www.morningstar.com/markets/june-2025-us-stock-market-outlook-has-storm-passedhttps://www.dwassetmgmt.com/blog/midday-market-roundup-for-friday-june-6-2025https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stocks-rally-strong-us-jobs-report-alleviates-growth-concernshttps://www.thestreet.com/investing/stock-market-today-musk-trump-feud-hits-stocks-but-employment-numbers-are-goodhttps://www.axios.com/2025/06/03/trump-tariffs-growth-oecdhttps://www.oecd.org/en/about/news/press-releases/2025/06/global-economic-outlook-shifts-as-trade-policy-uncertainty-weakens-growth.htmlhttps://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-june-2025-briefing-no-190/https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-economic-outlook-volume-2025-issue-1_83363382-en.htmlhttps://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/projections/html/ecb.projections202506_eurosystemstaff~16a68fbaf4.en.html

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