Nonfarm payrolls grew by 22k jobs in August, below economists' median estimate of 75k. While this is low, the question remains how many jobs must be created each month to support population changes.
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Jim Bianco joins Fox Business to discuss Tariffs, Productivity, the Global Bond Market Rout, Fed Independence, Gold & AI's Impact on the Labor Market with Charles Payne.
Jim Bianco joins Fox Business to discuss Tariffs, Productivity, the Global Bond Market Rout, Fed Independence, Gold & AI's Impact on the Labor Market with Charles Payne.
When the payrolls report is released, the attention will be on the number of jobs created in August. The focus should be on the job creation necessary to cover population growth and new entrants into the workforce. Slowing population growth suggests 40k new jobs each month might be enough.
Today's topics include previewing tomorrow's payroll report, Treasury volatility & currency hedging costs rising ahead of payrolls report, tariff revenue, job stayers vs. job switchers, debating a sovereign wealth fund in the U.S., timing rate cuts, SF Fed comes to the BLS's defense, and lowering mortgage rates by privatizing the GSEs
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Home prices are soaring because of a lack of supply. This cannot be fixed with Fed cuts that would presumably lower mortgage rates. What is needed is more supply, but that risks lowering home prices and creating a financial crisis.
Both bond yields and gold prices have moved markedly higher this year on concerns over fiscal outlooks and inflation.