forex.pm forex forum binary options trade - NFP React: Investors shrug off strong payrolls and focus on War in e and inflation, Strong Payroll gain but soft wages

US stocks might be less exposed to the war in e, but the hit to global growth and inflation impact can and will eventually drag down the US economy.  Equities declined after  seized Europe’s largest nuclear plant. It does not seem like the Kremlin will be backing down anytime soon and that is leading to widespread selling of global equities.  In the past 24 hours, financial markets went from hoping of talks of a potential ceasefire to seeing the ns seize a nuclear plant, which now has many investors expecting a much longer military conflict.

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Wall Street will look past this impressive nonfarm payroll report. The labor market remains very tight, but what really stood out was that average hourly wages did not jump. The US economy showed hiring picked up as COVID cases declined significantly from the holiday spike.  The US added 678,000 jobs in February, which was much better than the consensus estimate of 423,000 and an improvement from the upwardly revised 481,000 reading in January.  Leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and healthcare jobs posted strong gains, just like we saw in the ADP private payroll report.

The Unemployment Rate fell from 4.0% to 3.8% and the participation rate ticked higher.  Besides appreciating the steady hiring headline, the Fed will pay close attention to the flat wage growth from a month ago.  One report does not mean the US economy won't continue to see rapid wage growth, but if wages stay anchored, the Fed will have a slower rate hiking path initially.