The December jobs report provides the latest look into the impact of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to rein in U.S. inflation. Investors will need to understand how the growth of the labor market moves the Fed and how that will move the market. This month it’s all about the details inside the report.
I’ll break down December’s non-farm payrolls report and explain what matters and why.
0:00 Intro
2:57 The most important piece of data in the December jobs report
5:24 What the market reaction to the jobs report tells us
6:18 Why stocks rose after the December jobs report was released
10:53 Here’s why investors don’t want a strong jobs report
11:23 The Federal Reserve’s focus on wages instead of corporate profits
14:41 Explaining investors’ expectations for the Fed in 2023
16:02 What U.S. economic data to look out for next
17:25 Signoff
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