Bad News Was Good News Friday — for Stocks, Not Bonds
Payrolls missed every estimate, raising bets for an October FOMC hold, and the Nasdaq-100 powered to a record high. But Treasury yields reversed an early drop.
Payrolls missed every estimate, raising bets for an October FOMC hold, and the Nasdaq-100 powered to a record high. But Treasury yields reversed an early drop.
A cooler-than-expected core PCE lifted stocks early, but a rebound in yields and a sharp final-hour selloff left the Nasdaq as the lone gainer on the day and month.
Bond yields hit fresh multi-year highs, while oil whipsawed on Iran headlines, sending the S&P 500 into the red for September.
A jump in yields to fresh multi-year highs cascaded through markets Wednesday.
US equities see broad gains led by megacaps despite markets locking in a September rate hike with at least two more priced over the next year.