- Unemployment hit a 53-year low last month, with over 500k new jobs created. The labor market remains strong despite the Fed rate hikes.
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- Mortgage rates rose as markets began anticipating 2 additional Fed rate hikes that would raise the policy rate to at least 5%.
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- After constricting in December, the ISM service sector index came in higher than expected in January, a hopeful economic sign.
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