This is a beat from bottom to top and the wage growth will certainly make the Fed look twice. They will get another jobs report before the December 9 FOMC but this one will certainly make it more likely that they will hike rates.
If there is a hint of weakness in the report is the rise in U6. Part-time for economic reasons rose +339k to 4.84M. Almost all of it came from “slack work or business conditions” (+356k). That’s employers cutting hours.
US 2-year yields are up 4.5 bps on the day to 4.52% and USD/JPY is up 72 pips to 158.38. S&P 500 futures are still slightly higher but I think the stock market is focused on things other than macro at the moment.
Note that last month was a soft one across the board so there isn't necessarily momentum here but there are no real signs of weakness, especially considering that most of the pre-NFP jobs data was also strong for October.
Another interesting point is that there is a bifurcation in the construction center between data centers and everything else. Nonresidential specialty trade contractors are +101k y/y. Residential specialty contractors are -36k y/y, including -15.2k in October alone. Higher rates won't help unwind that.
This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.
Source: Investing Live - News
