A slowdown in the job market could bolster the case for the Federal Reserve to cut its main interest rate.

The Fed may be ready to cut rates, but the job market's cutting deeper.

The Fed may be ready to cut rates, but the job market's cutting deeper.

A slowdown in the job market could bolster the case for the Federal Reserve to cut its main interest rate.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both briefly hit record intraday highs Friday before tumbling on a weaker August jobs report.

“The broader market psychology has shifted," Convera’s George Vessey says. "The question is no longer if the Fed will ease, but how fast."