NFP report for Thursday July 3, the crucial figure of the weekBeware this week for stock market fundamentals, as it's a special week. Friday, July 4 is an Independence Day holiday in the United States. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, a text drafted principally by Thomas Jefferson, which proclaimed that the 13 American colonies had officially separated from the United Kingdom.
For this first week of July on the stock market, this has a direct impact on the US fundamentals update. As you may know, it's the first Friday of every month that the US NFP report is updated, which is the monthly report on the US labor market. Consequently, this particular week sees the publication of the NFP report brought forward from Friday July 4 to Thursday July 3. It is therefore the stock market session on Thursday July 3 that will be the fundamental highlight of the week, with the NFP report likely to have a strong influence on the FED's monetary policy decision on Wednesday July 30.
1) The probability of the FED cutting its rate on Wednesday July 30 is just 21%
At this stage, and following last Friday's US PCE inflation update, the probability of the FED resuming the cut in the federal funds rate is just over 20%. Despite the strong pressure exerted by Donald Trump on Jerome Powell's FED, the FOMC (the FED's monetary policy committee) is in no hurry to cut rates in the face of the risk of a rebound in inflation caused by tariffs.
Last week, we offered you a fundamental analysis of the FED, which you can reread by clicking on the image below.
2) The US labor market seems to be starting to deteriorate according to the continuing weekly jobless claims
In reality, there is only one fundamental factor that could allow the FED rate to be cut at the monetary meeting on Wednesday July 30: a deterioration in the labor market with the NFP report figures on Thursday July 3. It's true that the latest updates on ongoing weekly US jobless claims show an increasingly negative dynamic which could end up feeding the US unemployment rate higher.
3) Beware, the slightest upward tick in the US unemployment rate when the NFP report is updated on Thursday July 3 could accelerate the FED's timetable for resuming the US federal funds rate
Keep in mind that the FED is pursuing two major objectives: inflation under control at around 2% and low unemployment. The FED's alert threshold is currently 4.4% of the labor force, and the consensus for the NFP report update of Thursday July 3 is 4.3% of the labor force.
CAUTION therefore: if the US unemployment rate makes 1 or 2 upward ticks this Thursday, the probability of a FED rate cut on Wednesday July 30 will rise sharply. This is the fundamental highlight of the week.
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