Jobs Blowout: 162K Hires Force Fed Rate-Hike Bets Back
US employers added 162,000 jobs in August, more than double consensus. Treasury yields ripped and September rate-cut bets flipped to potential hikes.
US employers added 162,000 jobs in August, more than double consensus. Treasury yields ripped and September rate-cut bets flipped to potential hikes.
Fed dot plot lands Sept 15-16 with three July dissenters wanting hikes and the 30-year at 5.27%. Friday’s jobs report is the last read before the vote.
US payrolls unexpectedly contracted by 23,000 in July vs consensus of +85,000. Unemployment eased to 4.1% as bonds rallied and September rate-cut odds jumped.