Spotlight falls on the key US labour market data. Non-farm payrolls to rise
by 140k, but could surprise to the upside. Dollar to enjoy a strong set of
data, equities prefer weaker prints. Euro suffering continues, while both
gold and oil advance.
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Welcome to another episode of Global Market Insights, brought to you by XM.com, where we provide meaningful and informative content about the events that affect market trends and shape global markets. It's Friday the 4th of October, 2024, and you're listening to the Daily Comment Podcast by Aheléus Yorghouloulos. I'm Maria Paturdades, thanks for joining us at XM.com. The countdown to the most crucial set of US data during October is nearly over. At 1230 GMT, the non-farm payrolls figure is expected to show a 140k increase, with forecasts ranging from 70k to 220k. Both the unemployment rate and the average hourly earnings growth will probably remain unchanged at 4.2% and 3.8% respectively. Up to now data prints have been mixed, with the ISM Manufacturing Survey disappointing, but both the weekly jobless claims and the ISM Services Survey raising the probability of an upside surprise today. A stronger set of prints later today, especially if the non-farm payrolls figure surpasses the 200k level, could force the most dovish Fed members to tone down their rhetoric for the November 7th meeting. Such an outcome could really dent the current, sizable 35% probability for a 50 basis point rate move in November and further boost the US dollar. It has been a rather strong week for the greenback on the back of the reduced Fed rate cut expectations and the developments in the Middle East, with the dollar index being on course for its best week since mid-March. Stock indices are not really sharing the dollar's excitement as they remain in negative territory on a weekly basis, led by the weakness seen in European stock markets. The risk-off reaction induced by a Tuesday's Iranian attack on Israel was further fueled yesterday after US President Biden's comments that Israel has the green light to hit Iran's oil installations. Weak US data prints today, especially a sub-100k print of the non-farm payrolls figure and an abrupt increase in the unemployment rate, could temporarily reverse the current negative sentiment in equity markets. Interestingly, earnings announcements for the third quarter of 2024 will gradually take center stage with the main US banking institutes publishing their results from October 11th. The euro remains on the back foot as the debate about the October ECB rate cut continues with most members appearing to be on board for such a move despite the lack of staff projections and the fact that the meeting will take place far from the Frankfurt headquarters. There's a plethora of ECB speakers again today, but the message is unlikely to diverge much from the recent rhetoric. The pound was the negative surprise of Thursday's session as Governor Bailey's comments about a more aggressive stance in cutting rates came out of the blue and prompted a quick sell-off. While the November rate cut is probably a done deal, the UK data releases point to another 25 basis point rate move. The BOE believes that the planned fiscal adjustment by the new government and a more dovish fed weren't more aggressive easing. With a barrage of attacks carried out by both Israel and Iran's proxies on a daily basis and the chances of a ceasefire remaining quite low at this stage, the current oil up leg could continue. WTI oil futures are hovering at a one month high, quickly recovering from a 16 month low. On the flip side, gold remains a tad below its recent all time high, benefiting from equity's weakness and undaunted by the dollar's strength. The sell-off in Bitcoin and the remaining cryptocurrencies could also support the current gold pricing as more traditional investors are not yet convinced of Bitcoin's ability to act as a safe haven asset in crisis periods. Thanks for listening. This was today's Daily Comment here at XM.com. Thank you for listening to another episode of Global Market Insights brought to you by XM.com. For more in-depth technical and fundamental analysis, be sure to visit www.xm.com/research. [BLANK_AUDIO]
