Delta continues to weigh on hiring

We forecast a stronger 500,000 gain in non-farm payrolls in September. That should qualify as “decent” enough for the Fed to announce a tapering of its asset purchases at the November FOMC meeting – assuming Congress reaches a deal to raise or suspend the debt ceiling.

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