Fed Might Focus on Weakening Labor Market Rather Than Inflation as It Mulls Rate Cuts: Economists

โ€œI do believe the labor market is going to be the bigger risk to the economy going forward,โ€ said John Leer, head of economic intelligence at Morning Consult. โ€œWhile it shows signs of cooling, it remains very strong by historical standards,” he added. “It would be a historical anomaly if the Fed manages to successfully engineer a soft landing, i.e., tame inflation without triggering a recession.โ€