The Fed reduced its rate last year to 4.3% from 5.3%, in part out of concern that the job market was weakening. Hiring had slowed in the summer and the unemployment rate ticked up, leading Fed officials to approve an outsized half-point cut in September. Yet hiring rebounded last month and the unemployment rate declined slightly, to a low 4.1%.
Oil climbs after Trump extends EU trade talks deadline to July
Oil prices saw a rise in early Asian trade. This happened after US President Donald Trump extended the trade talk deadline with the European Union.