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• U.S. Jobless Rate Falls to 7.8%

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  October 5, 2012

  September payrolls expand by 114,000, while August's gain was revised higher.

• U.S. Inflation Alarm Fading

  By Liz Capo McCormick and Daniel Kruger, Bloomberg  |  October 3, 2012

  TIPS market suggests the Fed’s bond purchases won’t trigger inflation.

• China's Slowdown Reverberates

  By Karl Lester M. Yap, Bloomberg  |  October 3, 2012

  Asian Development Bank lowers its forecasts for the region’s 2012 growth.

• Payrolls Up 162,000 in September, ADP Says

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  October 3, 2012

  Companies added more workers than expected, led by those with fewer than 500 employees.

• Jobs Outlook Seen Weak

  By Shobhana Chandra and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg  |  October 2, 2012

  Companies' efforts to cut costs will dampen U.S. labor market.

• Bernanke Defends Fed Bond Buying

  By Jeff Kearns and Craig Torres, Bloomberg  |  October 2, 2012

  Program will spur growth and cut unemployment, Fed chairman says.

• Dollar Falls Most Since 2011

  By John Detrixhe, Bloomberg  |  October 1, 2012

  ECB’s efforts to protect euro and Federal Reserve’s bond buying undermine U.S. currency.

• Repo Market Changes Happening Faster

  By Bradley Keoun, Bloomberg  |  September 25, 2012

  Fed said to press BNY Mellon to speed market reforms.

• Fed’s Kocherlakota Backs More Accommodation

  By Craig Torres and Aki Ito, Bloomberg  |  September 21, 2012

  Minneapolis Fed president reverses hawkish stance, ties policy to jobless rate.

• Vote on Business Tax Breaks Possible This Week

  By Kathleen Hunter and Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  September 20, 2012

  Durbin says delaying vote adds to uncertainty.