U.S. job growth improves, while unemployment jumps

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Source: Reuters
As reported by the Labor Department, U.S. employers hired 163,000 people in July, while the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 per cent, from previous 8.2 per cent. As long as the jobless rate is growing, the Federal Reserve will have to keep further stimulus in mind. Meanwhile, the Fed claimed their readiness to introduce another quantitative easing if the economy does not start to recover.
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