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In an unusual coincidence, the US jobs report was released on a holiday Friday — meaning stock markets were closed when the closely-watched economic data came out.
It was the first monthly payroll report since Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed. It also marked a full year of jobs data since the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates in March 2022.
While inflation has come down and other economic data point to a cooling economy, the labor market has remained remarkably resilient.
Investors have had a long weekend to chew over the details of the report and will likely skip the typical gut-reaction to headline numbers.
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2023-04-10 06:16:12
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