Traders Keep Bets on Two Fed Rate Hikes After Jobs Report

Traders of U.S. short-term interest-rate futures continued to bet the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates just two times this year after a U.S. government report showed employers added fewer jobs than expected in December, even as wages picked up.

Jobs Data Cited To Promote Arts Economy

A national arts group supplied arts advocates Monday with data about how the creative sector helps drive the Bay State’s economy, and Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said Massachusetts should try to regain its standing as the national leader in arts funding.