Weaker labor-market data this week could bolster the case for the Federal Reserve to resume interest-rate cuts soon. “My view is that I do think the Fed should cut in July,” said Matt Brill, head of North America investment-grade credit at Invesco Fixed Income, pointing to cracks in the jobs market.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on July 1 told a global audience of world bankers, economists, and academics what could prompt a long-awaited U.S. interest rate cut later this month.