This week's U.S. jobs report could be a signal for what's to come from the Federal Reserve later this month.
What To Know: The U.S. jobs report, which is due at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning, will be closely watched, as it has the potential to shift the sentiment of Fed officials ahead of the upcoming policy meeting in mid-September.
U.S. GDP has declined for the first two quarters of 2022, an economic indicator that typically corresponds with a recession. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and others have argued the U.S. labor market is too strong for the economy to be in a recession.