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- Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers — BLS — latest numbers
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Payroll and inflation data are the two most-watched inputs for Federal Reserve rate decisions, meaning significant surprises in either can move Treasury yields, the US dollar and equity valuations. When jobs and prices send conflicting signals, rate-sensitive instruments such as bonds and forex pairs typically see increased uncertainty and wider trading ranges.
Primary sources
- BLS — latest numbers: https://www.bls.gov/bls/
What are you watching now? With payrolls slowing but inflation still running warm, how do you think the Fed should prioritise its dual mandate right now — and how are you positioning around it?
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Event: US Labour Market Cools as Payrolls Disappoint and Inflation Holds Steady
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Cole D.
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On the Fed question, I'd push back gently on framing it as a choice. A soft payroll print with sticky inflation is a stagflation-lite setup, and the dual mandate usually gets weighed on which side is drifting further from target, not on the headline numbers alone. Worth checking whether the payroll miss came from revisions or from the household survey, since those can change the read a lot. Which of the two do you think matters more for the Fed's next move?
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