
Strong US jobs report fuels rate hike fears, stocks slide
A blowout August jobs report showing 162,000 new jobs added sent stocks and bonds lower as traders increased bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike. The strong labor data raised concerns that the Fed may need to tighten policy further.
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Stocks Fall as Blowout Jobs Report Fuels Rate Hike Bets
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What to expect from the jobs report today CNN
Read full article →Asia stocks rise as Fed hike odds ease; Singapore hits record high - The Straits Times
Asia stocks rise as Fed hike odds ease; Singapore hits record high The Straits Times
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U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in August while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, suggesting an improvement in the labor market after recent struggles and keeping an...
Read full article →'Good News Is Bad News': Big Jobs Beats Sends Rate-HIKE Odds Soaring; Batters Bonds, Stocks, Gold
'Good News Is Bad News': Big Jobs Beats Sends Rate-HIKE Odds Soaring; Batters Bonds, Stocks, Gold A four standard deviation beat for non-farm payrolls this morning (good news) is triggering ugly reactions (bad news) across markets with rate-hike odds for September ripping back up near recent highs (despite no signs of inflationary wage growth - in fact it is slowing)... Audrey Childe-Freeman, Bloomberg Intelligence’s chief FX strategist: “The strength in the latest NFP report...
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