The Federal Reserve will head into its March 18-19 policy meeting with the labor market strong overall but showing some potential early signs of weakening, a development that could put the U.S. central bank in a tough spot if inflation remains high and the Trump administration's tariffs add to price pressures.

Traders are actively assessing the likelihood of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts for the year. While the Fed will likely remain idle this month, more long-term forecasts indicate a 25% chance of two rate cuts,

The February jobs report was released and with it came insight into how the U.S. jobs market performed last month. New jobs created during the

The Federal Reserve is seen restarting interest-rate cuts in June, traders bet on Tuesday, as government data showed U.S. producer prices were unexpectedly flat last month and weekly jobless claims fell.