Soft Jobs Report Boosts Market Bets Fed Will Skip October Rate Increase

New York Times - Oct 2, 2026

The odds of an interest rate change at the Federal Reserve’s meeting in late October have dropped following a softer jobs report and strong signaling from bank officials.

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The presenter, 51, said her heart is being checked out after she suffered palpitations an hour into the episode.

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Top barristers are used to being told they are wonderful at their jobs. But they got a shock earlier this week when a computer error meant reviews describing them as 'sloppy' were released.

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Algerian teenager who tried to rob Bridgerton star and threatened to decapitate Aled Jones is jailed for two years over machete Rolex robberies

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Algerian teenager who tried to rob Bridgerton star and threatened to decapitate Aled Jones is jailed for two years over machete Rolex robberies

Zacariah Boulares, 19, who threatened the Songs of Praise star has been jailed for two years after admitting to arming himself with a machete to steal luxury watches.

Excruciating $1,000 cost of filling truck with diesel pushes drivers to the brink as Trump's hated Iran war triggers fuel price spike

Oct 2, 2026

Excruciating $1,000 cost of filling truck with diesel pushes drivers to the brink as Trump's hated Iran war triggers fuel price spike

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Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd 'rang 999 to help woman who feared she would be killed in flat above his'

Oct 2, 2026

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Oct 2, 2026

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Algerian asylum seeker who stole 13 designer handbags from John Lewis after spitting on security guard is jailed for two years

Oct 2, 2026

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Trump drops diesel export ban threat before US mid-terms - as Europe agrees to release reserves

Oct 2, 2026

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Donald Trump declared that the G7 is releasing 'massive' amounts of oil stocks, after he pressured them to bring down energy prices before US mid-term elections next month.

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Donald Trump is hemorrhaging senior administration officials as the Republican Party prepares for a beating in November some GOP staffers are calling 'Armageddon.'

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