Economists think people should be happy. They aren’t.

Soft jobs data sparked a market rotation with stocks, metals, and small caps rising as falling yields fueled doubts over the Fed’s rate-cut timing and impact.

News that Prime Minister Ishiba will resign weighed on the yen initially early today, and lifted the dollar to almost JPY148.60, slightly above the pre-weekend/pre-US jobs data high) amid the uncertainty.

Forex markets continue to be very quiet, but the Australian Dollar is showing a little activity, so it might be wise to trade here today.

Recession talk is resurfacing after last week’s weak jobs print (22k vs. 75k expected) and the unemployment rate ticking up to 4.3%, which was in line with forecasts.

The S&P 500 experienced another week of mostly sideways action.

Gold held near historic levels on Monday, trading around 3,590 USD per ounce, bolstered by a softer-than-expected US labor market report for August.

Crypto market found support from a technical point of view and from an Elliott wave perspective, which may cause a larger recovery in the upcoming days.

Robinhood shares surge in premarket trading following announcement of S&P 500 inclusion, replacing Caesars Entertainment.

Another round of quarterly earnings reports has come and gone, and once again, many companies beat profit expectations.

EUR/USD rises to a 5-week high ahead of the French vote of no confidence. Oil prices rise amid concerns over Russian oil sanctions, despite OPEC+ agreeing to increase supply.

Gold miner rally sparks renewed allocator focus on real assets, with momentum, dividends, and liquidity drawing attention away from private equity and into liquid inflation hedges.

The US stocks finished Friday with mixed results. European stock markets were mostly lower on Friday.

The zigzagging continues with large data revisions and, at least for the time being, a rebound in industrial production in July.

Mortgage rates continue to come down, but the rate of descent is slow. Lower rates will only help if we avoid a recession.

The Yen dropped sharply, and Japanese markets gained after PM Ishiba announced his resignation.

Economic forecasts will have to be revised if the Supreme Court supports the lower courts' rulings that Trump's reciprocal tariffs are unconstitutional.

Bitcoin failed at the 50-day EMA near $113,200 after weak US jobs data sparked risk-off sentiment, leaving $110K and $108K as key supports.

The EUR/USD pair is ticking higher, trading near 1.1715.

The US dollar index dropped as Treasury yields fell after a disappointing August jobs report showed only 22,000 nonfarm payrolls added, far below the expected 75,000.