February 6th, 2026 3:14 PM by T. Fanning
Happy Stout Month to all the beer lovers out there!
Recent job reports have been weaker than usual. Early data showed private hiring slowed in January, with fewer jobs added than expected, and weekly unemployment claims edged higher, though they remain low overall. This pointed to a cooling job market, and rates dipped slightly in response.
Next week has a few economic reports, but three are the most important. We’ll see December Retail Sales on Tuesday, January’s jobs report on Wednesday, and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Friday. The jobs report is especially important—it could push rates back to the multi-year lows we saw in January or send them up to the highest levels since December.
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