[Bloomberg Chief Economist: Next Week's Nonfarm Payroll Data May Be Weak, Fed Rate Hike Probability Could Decline] BlockBeats News, August 29, Bloomberg Chief Economist Anna Wong wrote that next week's nonfarm payroll report might show weak performance, with a certain probability of recording negative growth, which would have a critical impact on the Federal Reserve's policy path. She pointed out that if there are two consecutive instances of negative nonfarm data, there is no precedent in modern Federal Reserve history for raising interest rates under such circumstances. [Original Link]