Perhaps the most optimistic thing Powell said was that the labor market “may have hit bottom”. Though the numbers are still high, any dip in the unemployment rate is welcome, and shows that jobs haven’t completely evaporated during shutdowns. The weekly jobless claims numbers come out this morning: join us at the TD Ameritrade Network to break down the report and what it means going forward.
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