Marty Cantor, economic development consultant and CPA, joined Cheddar News to talk about the state of the labor market, particularly as numbers suggest it is cooling down. Cantor said people are holding on to their jobs rather than exploring the market because of lower wages and a smaller pool of options to go elsewhere.
With the Fed likely set to leave rates unchanged, lower and middle income Americans will continue dealing with higher credit card interest and expenses.
Markets soared in May after Nvidia’s Q1 success, but concerns over slowing consumer spending, especially among middle—and lower-income groups, loom large.
The U.S. economy added 272,000 jobs in May, far more than expected. But that number doesn't tell the whole story. Interest rate cuts could still be on the way.
