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Stephen Alpher
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The big economic event of the day was supposed to be the Nonfarm Payrolls reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) at 8:30 AM ET, but the rally really kicked off 90 minutes later after the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index (also known as ISM services) for December fell sharply to 49.6 from 56.5 previously. The rally really started 90 minutes later after the non-manufacturer ism index (also known as ism services) for the month of December fell to 49.6 from 56.5. Any figure less than 50 for this gauge suggests an economic contraction, and this was the first time that the services index fell below 50 since May 2020.
Earlier this week, the ISM Manufacturing Index for December came in at 48.4 for its second consecutive month in contraction territory.
The headline numbers in the December jobs report from the BLS beat expectations, with jobs added of 223,000 versus forecasts for 200,000, and the unemployment rate of 3.5% versus forecasts for 3.7%. A closer look at the December report reveals that the new orders sub-index, regarded as a leading indicator, fell from 56 to 45.2.
Business Banking's December Employment Report numbers went above and beyond, 223,000 additional jobs from the 200,000 forecast, and unemployment at 3.5% over the 3.7% forecast, though, This is a significant slowdown from over 300,000 regular impressions in the first half of 2022 and the smallest job creation since April 2021. The figures published in the BLS employment report in December were higher than expected, 223,000 additional jobs from the 200,000 forecast, and an unemployment rate of 3.5 per cent compared to a forecast of 3.7 per cent.
This increase of 223,000 jobs, though, This is a significant slowdown from over 300,000 regular impressions in the first half of 2022 and the smallest job creation since April 2021. Year over year, wages rose 4.6% from the 5.0% forecast. Share and bond prices started to take off just after the ISM report and did not look back. Just minutes before closing, the nasdaq rose by almost 3% and the 10-year bond yield fell by 16 basis points to 3.56%. Aggressive rate increases throughout the majority of 2022, In December, the Federal Reserve withdrew somewhat, the increase in its federal reference fund rate of only 50 basis points from the previous 75 basis points.
Traders are now betting that the United States Central Bank could raise rates by as little as 25 basis points at its next monetary policy meeting in February. The bitcoin rally took a little longer to go on Friday and was not that dramatic. Traders are now betting that the United States Central Bank could raise rates by as little as 25 basis points at its next monetary policy meeting in February.
