U.S. payroll growth is reaccelerating, and the Fed is taking notice
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The Fed's unofficial messenger says the labor market is reaccelerating, with 84K of upward revisions on top of October's 165K, which undercuts the case for further rate cuts and puts pressure back on bond yields.
Any way you slice it, U.S. payroll growth is picking up after a near stall last summer. https://t.co/nqRlpJXj01 https://t.co/IoL6E6yPYZ [Quoted @NickTimiraos]: The U.S. saw strong headline payroll growth (+165K) in October with upward revisions to August and September (+84K combined) The unemployment rate ticked down by 0.03 pp to 4.14%
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October payrolls came in at +165K, with a further +84K in upward revisions to August and September undercutting the view that the labor market had been quietly softening through the summer.
Nick Timiraos, who closely tracks Federal Reserve thinking, framed the report plainly: any way you slice it, payroll growth is picking up after a near stall last summer. The deceleration that had been giving the Fed room to cut is no longer the operative story.
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The unemployment rate also edged down to 4.14%, running counter to the gradual loosening that rate-cut advocates had been pointing to. A tightening labor market gives policymakers less justification to keep easing financial conditions.
For bond markets, a reaccelerating jobs picture puts upward pressure on yields, as stronger employment reduces the urgency of further accommodation. Investors who had been pricing in additional cuts now face a data backdrop that argues against that path.