The 304,000 surge in non-farm payrolls in January was partly offset by a downward revision to the December gain, but still illustrates that economic growth remains solid and that the government shutdown had little impact. The Fed made it pretty clear this week that rates will remain on hold in the near term but, if employment growth remains this strong, there is still a fair chance of one more rate hike in the first half of this year.
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