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US JOBS DATA JUST HIT MARKETS LIKE A TRUCK
July payrolls came in at -23K. The forecast was +80K. That is the worst print we have seen in 2026 so far.
And it gets worse. May and June were both revised down by a combined 103K jobs. That is three straight months of softer numbers and big revisions. The "strong labor market" story is cracking.
Markets reacted instantly.
The DXY dropped hard.
2 Year Treasury yields fell about 8 basis points.
10 Year yields slipped around 6 basis points.
Gold jumped roughly $40.
Nasdaq opened up 0.77 percent.
S&P 500 opened up 0.33 percent.
This is bigger than one bad headline. Three months of weakening jobs and downward revisions are forcing a rethink. If labor keeps cooling, the pressure on the Fed flips from tightening to easing.
What does that mean going forward. Lower rate expectations, a weaker dollar, and more liquidity flowing into gold and crypto. Risk assets get a tailwind if this trend continues.
Bottom line: the labor market is losing momentum fast. If the next few reports confirm it, expect the macro narrative to shift and capital to rotate accordingly.
Watch $BTC, $ETH, and $SOL closely in this environment.
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