Aug 2 (Reuters) - Traders bet on Friday that the Federal Reserve will start easing policy in September with a big half-percentage-point interest rate cut, after government data showed employers added far fewer workers than expected last month, and the jobless rate rose. Interest rate futures contracts now reflect about a 70% chance seen of a half-percentage-point rate cut next month, versus what was seen before the report as a 70% chance of a more usual quarter-point cut.

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https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/fed-seen-cutting-rates-by-half-point-sept-after-weak-jobs-data-2024-08-02/