SignalPlus Morning Briefing: Uptober? More Like Jobs-tober.
A significantly stronger than forecast NFP raised significant questions on the Fed’s wisdom to cut 50bp last month, as the US economy added 254k new jobs (vs 150k expected), with the unemployment rate falling back down to 4.05% and average hourly earnings staying robust.
The fixed income reaction was furious — short-dated treasuries jumped 20bp as the yield curve bear flattened aggressively. 10y yields broke upside resistance at 3.93% and looks to be on the way to print above 4%, while terminal