Innlegg

July payrolls falling by 23,000, alongside 103,000 in downward revisions to May and June, makes the cooling signal harder to dismiss. But the drop in unemployment to 4.1% is less reassuring when participation also declined. My read: CPI now matters more than the headline jobs miss because policy pricing is still divided. With CME showing roughly 44% odds of a 25 bp September hike and Kalshi near 65% for no change next month, a hotter inflation print could reverse the payroll-driven narrative quickly. Crypto may be trading the policy repricing, not labor weakness itself. Not advice, just analysis. #PayrollsDropCPIFocus #OKXOrbit