Macroeconomics
February Jobs Shock: Payrolls Contract as Stagflation Fears Grip Wall Street
The U.S. labor market sent a seismic shock through global financial markets on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a staggering contraction in non-farm payrolls for February. While economists had braced for a modest gain of roughly 70,000 jobs, the actual figure plummeted