The Bureau of Statistics declined to release the Fed's all-important November employment data

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said Wednesday, November 19, that it will not release the October nonfarm payroll employment report and will include data for that month in the November statistics, which will be released in December.

The agency explained that household survey data - the basis for such key indicators as the unemployment rate - cannot be collected retroactively. The employment report for November will be published on December 16, i.e. after the next meeting of the US Federal Reserve Board, which will be held on December 9-10.

The S&P 500 broad market index and the Nasdaq technology index went into the "red zone" after the BLS report, writes MarketWatch, but then resumed growth and are now trading in the plus by 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively. The DJIA blue-chip index has fallen for the fifth day in a row. In addition to the canceled publication of employment data, the market is pressured by investor fears that Nvidia, which will present quarterly results after the close of trading, will not be able to meet the expectations of Wall Street.

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