Jobs report preview January 2026

A ‘now hiring’ sign is displayed in a business’s window in Manhattan on Jan. 9, 2026, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The jobs report Wednesday could resemble a big nothing, in more ways than one. Economists expect that January’s nonfarm payrolls report will show growth that was nil or not much…

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Credit card debt tops $1.28 trillion

Americans ended 2025 more in debt than ever before. Credit card balances hit a fresh high in the fourth quarter, rising by $44 billion to $1.28 trillion, according to a new report on household debt by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Tuesday. That’s a 5.5% jump from a year earlier. The central bank’s monthly Survey of…

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