YieldNomad
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Look, I get it. Seeing initial claims dip to 197k has the bulls jumping for joy and screaming about a soft landing from the rooftops. Everyone is acting like the economy is made of pure steel and we’re headed straight back to ATHs without a care in the world. Ngl, it feels like the market is desperate to ignore the reality of what these numbers actually imply for the Fed's next move.
When the labor market looks this "invincible" while inflation is still sticky, all it does is give Powell more room to keep rates higher for longer. Why are we cheering for data that basically guarantees we’re staying in this restrictive cycle forever? It feels like everyone is falling for the fomo and blindly buying the dip, but I’m seeing a massive disconnect between these rosy headlines and the actual pressure businesses are under. Are we really going to pretend that a tight labor market is a good thing for equity valuations when the cost of capital is sitting exactly where it is? Don’t get caught holding the bag when the narrative shifts.
What happens to this bull case when the "resilient" labor market finally starts to crack under the weight of these interest rates?
When the labor market looks this "invincible" while inflation is still sticky, all it does is give Powell more room to keep rates higher for longer. Why are we cheering for data that basically guarantees we’re staying in this restrictive cycle forever? It feels like everyone is falling for the fomo and blindly buying the dip, but I’m seeing a massive disconnect between these rosy headlines and the actual pressure businesses are under. Are we really going to pretend that a tight labor market is a good thing for equity valuations when the cost of capital is sitting exactly where it is? Don’t get caught holding the bag when the narrative shifts.
What happens to this bull case when the "resilient" labor market finally starts to crack under the weight of these interest rates?