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US job growth slows, easing Federal Reserve rate hike bets

Asian markets generally rose as investors scaled back expectations for further US interest rate increases.

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Camera IconThe prospect of a Fed pause this month helped Japan's Nikkei rise 2.0 per cent early in the session. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP

What this story says

  • US job growth in September was weaker than expected, and figures for July and August were revised lower.
  • Investors have scaled back expectations for aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.
  • The US dollar weakened, and global bond yields steadied following the jobs data.
  • Asian stock markets generally rose, with Japan's Nikkei index showing significant gains.

Who covered it

Left 0%(0)Centre 44%(4)Right 56%(5)

Percentages are shares of the 9 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 6 of the 15 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

50/100

Craft

60/100

Hype

20/100

15 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

None of the 9 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

US job growth slowed more than anticipated in September, with figures for July and August revised downwards. This development led investors to reduce their expectations for aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Consequently, the US dollar edged lower, and global bond yields steadied.

Trading in Asian markets was subdued due to holidays in China, South Korea, and Australia's New South Wales. Markets took their cue from Wall Street's performance on Friday. The US jobs report indicated that the economy added only 29,000 jobs in September, falling short of forecasts. The downward revisions for prior months suggested a weakening labour market.

Investors are now pricing in a lower probability of a Federal Reserve rate increase. According to the CME FedWatch tool, the chance of a rate hike in the current month fell to 22%, a significant decrease from 64% a week prior. This shift in expectations contributed to gains in Asian markets, with Japan's Nikkei index rising early in the session. Other markets, including Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific index, also saw increases.

Disagreement on job numbers

While most reports agree that US job growth slowed and prior months were revised lower, the exact number of jobs added in September varies. Devdiscourse and PerthNow state that job growth slowed more than expected. France24 and kaohoon.com report that 29,000 jobs were created in September. Source 7 states that US employment market indicators fell short of expectations. Source 8 states that the market's forecast for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in October brought it down to 16.1%.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated reports covered this story. The digests from the centre and right-rated outlets did not mention specific figures for the US dollar's movement against other currencies, such as the euro or sterling, nor did they provide specific yield percentages for US Treasury bonds. The digests from the right-rated outlets did not mention commodity prices like oil or gold.

Tags:#USJobs#FederalReserve#InterestRates#GlobalMarkets#AsianStocks#USDollar

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 7 times, most recently on 5 Oct 2026, 06:30, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Centre

4 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports led with the overall market movements, highlighting that stocks were upbeat and the US dollar wobbled as Federal Reserve rate hike bets receded. These reports detailed the US jobs data, noting that job growth slowed more than expected in September and prior months were revised lower. They included commentary from economists like Jose Torres of Interactive Brokers, who explained the implications of the job losses for future Fed hikes. The reports also covered the impact on Asian markets, with Japan's Nikkei and Australian stocks showing gains, and mentioned the steadiness of global bonds and the dollar's slight weakening against the euro and sterling. The full reports from Devdiscourse and PerthNow also included details on commodity prices, such as oil and gold.

Right

5 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports focused on the easing of Federal Reserve rate hike expectations as the primary driver for market movements. Headlines from Handelsblatt, regionalmedianews.com, The West Australian, and Business Times all pointed to this theme. These digests indicated that hope for a pause in interest rates spurred Asian stock exchanges and that stocks were upbeat while the dollar wobbled. They noted that markets took their cue from Wall Street and that trading was thin in Asia due to holidays. Business Times also mentioned that oil prices gained.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover US job growth slows, easing Federal Reserve rate hike bets?
Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 44% are rated centre, 56% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is US job growth slows, easing Federal Reserve rate hike bets left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of US job growth slows, easing Federal Reserve rate hike bets biased?
US job growth slows, easing Federal Reserve rate hike bets is one event reported by 15 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting US job growth slows, easing Federal Reserve rate hike bets?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered US job growth slows, easing Federal Reserve rate hike bets?
15 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What happened with US job growth in September?
US job growth slowed more than expected in September, with the economy adding only 29,000 jobs. Additionally, the figures for July and August were revised downwards, indicating a weaker labour market than previously reported.
How did this affect Federal Reserve rate hike expectations?
The weaker-than-expected jobs data led investors to significantly reduce their bets on aggressive Federal Reserve policy tightening. The probability of a rate hike in the current month dropped considerably, suggesting a potential pause in rate increases.
What was the impact on global markets?
The US dollar edged lower, and global bond yields steadied. Asian stock markets generally rose, with Japan's Nikkei index showing notable gains. Markets in China, South Korea, and Australia's New South Wales were affected by holidays, leading to thinner trading volumes.

Read it at the source

15 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Centre

4

Right

5

Not rated

6

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