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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Small business hiring falls to a six-year low while markets price a rate hike

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Small business hiring falls to a six-year low while markets price a rate hike

NFIB small-business optimism slipped to 95.3 in May. Unfilled job openings collapsed to 29%, the lowest since May 2020, while futures markets are pricing a Fed rate hike by October.

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