Live Markets: "Binary" outcome likely for jobs report

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06/09/2024 11:50

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    "BINARY" OUTCOME LIKELY FOR JOBS REPORT
    Analysts at Citigroup and Barclays are both expecting the outcome from today's U.S. payrolls
report to be binary, with a soft number reigniting hard-landing fears and a strong number
suggesting July's weak print in early August was a false alarm. 
    Economists surveyed by Reuters expect the U.S. to have added 160K workers to nonfarm
payrolls in August and the unemployment rate to have fallen back to 4.2%.
    "If forecasts are right, we suspect equities and cyclicals will enjoy a relief rally,
alongside bond yields rising, supporting a soft landing scenario", Barclays strategist Emmanuel
Cau said.
    In that scenario, Citi would expect a 25 bp cut from the Fed this month. 
    Their own forecast though is for the unemployment rate to hold steady at 4.3% and 125K
payrolls, which they think could trigger a 50 bp move from the Fed. 
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    Reprinted with permission of Citi Research. Not to be reproduced.”
          
  
        
  
    "In the case of a weak set of numbers, we believe the price action is likely to rhyme with
August," Citi analysts said in a note. 
    "Yes, it is true that the second time around a similar shock hurts markets by less, but at
this stage we have priced out enough of the initial reaction to early August for the market to
be vulnerable again to bad news in the form of a weak NFP."
    In that scenario, Citi likes short U.S. equities, short AUD/JPY and long investment grade
credit. 
    Despite fears on the markets in early August, equities are still hovering close to their
highs, suggesting investors are betting the U.S. economy will likely avoid an outright
recession.
    The 'good is good'/'bad is bad' approach seems to be back.
    “Reprinted with permission of Citi Research. Not to be reproduced.”      
        
  
    (Matteo Allievi & Samuel Indyk)
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