October NFP release beats all expectations
December rate hike possibility surges to 70%
December rate hike possibility surges to 70%
The estimates on the pace of the US economy recovery were different from very pessimistic to full hopes. But October NFP report seems to beat them all. Outstanding US Labor data exceeded all expectations of economists surveyed by Bloomberg, who ranged the change from 75,000 to 250,000 increase. Actual number of jobs created in October was 271,000, the biggest from 2009. Unemployment claims declined to the seven years low and averaged only 5%, while hourly earnings increased to the 2008 pre-crisis level.
As it might be expected USD added to all majors with EUR/USD tumbled from 1.089 to 1.070 during the NFP release then returning to 1.07660 level.
USD/JPY rose from 121.900 to 123.300 level, GBP/USD started to fall from the start of Friday session then plunging to 1.50370 level during the release.
US indices such as DJIA, Nasdaq and S&P 500 erased their weekly loss, while US treasures tumbled.
The odds of rate hike rose from 56% to 70% after the US non-farm payroll release as signs of recovery that Fed is looking for are obvious now. The assumed effective benchmark is 0.375%.
In addition to growth in payrolls and wages, “we’re also seeing a number of other important bellwethers of progress,” Labor Secretary Tom Perez said in a phone interview: “We’re continuing to have the wind at our backs.”
The conditions for rate liftoff are becoming very comfortable, the requirement of “one further improvement” in labor market is fully fulfilled and the “live possibility” that Fed’s chair Yellen mentioned last month in her speech, turns to be much more solid than expected.
Source : Tickmill Market Commentary