CHAPEL HILL, NC (July 29, 2025) – It’s a pivotal week for market participants and business leaders, including a closely watched Fed meeting, high-stakes trade developments, an advance estimate of Q2 GDP from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and a wave of earnings reports.
Friday’s employment data arrives as questions mount about the ability of the labor market to help sustain the broader economy’s trajectory. During the institute’s next monthly briefing at 9 AM EDT Friday, August 1, Kenan Institute Research Fellow Christian Lundblad will examine the data for some clarity on an economy that continues to defy simple narratives.
You are invited to join via Zoom (registration details below) and are welcome to submit any questions you would like to be addressed to External Affairs Assistant Director Rob Knapp.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: August 1, 2025, 9 AM EDT (US and Canada)
Press Briefing: Jobs Report: A Moment of Clarity?
Please click the link below to register for the webinar:
https://kenan-flagler.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zTbPm0KWTjaQVyr4JNkLhQ
Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise Economic Briefings: Experts from the institute appear on the briefing each month and offer commentary in their areas of specialization. Briefings generally occur on the morning that the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its employment report.