Mixed signals for US economy as job growth eases but unemployment falls.

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Mixed signals for US economy as job growth eases but unemployment falls.
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The solid employment report for March suggests that the US economy is headed for a soft landing, but it lowers the chances of inflation touching down at the Federal Reserve's target of 2%. The jobs numbers suggest that the Fed will raise interest rates one more time in this cycle, at the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting in early May.

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