Jobs Growth Slowed Further in May, but UE Rate Held Steady

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U.S. labor market growth continued to modestly slow in May, but not enough to force a rise in the unemployment rate. Nonfarm payrolls grew 139,000 last month, according to the a report Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economist forecasts called for gains of 130,000 and April’s job growth was 147,000 (revised from an […]

Banks Can Buy and Sell Their Customers’ Crypto Assets Held in Custody

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The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which regulates national banks, has continued its about-face to earlier resistance to cryptocurrency in banking, issuing interpretive letters that say the institutions can — at their customers’ behest — buy and sell crypto assets in custody. The newly explained policy stance released by the OCC on […]