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It has been a data-rich week, culminating with the Bureau of Labor Statistics releasing the August jobs report on Friday.
Despite non-farm payrolls surpassing expectations at 187,000 versus the projected 170,000, the report revealed an uptick in the unemployment rate, rising from 3.5% to 3.8%, and wage growth falling short of predictions.
On the same day, the ISM Manufacturing PMI showed a marginal increase from 46.4 to 47.6, though it remained in contraction territory.
These numbers reaffirm the ‘not too hot, not too cold’ state of the economy, consistent with the PCE price index data – the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge – meeting expectations earlier in the week.
Risk assets, especially stocks, are responding positively to this new ‘Goldilocks’ scenario for the U.S. economy, with investors increasingly confident that the latest economic data may lead the Fed to conclude its rate-hike campaign. Fed futures now indicate a 93% likelihood of unchanged rates in September and 63% in November, according to the CME Group Fed Watch Tool.
The S&P 500 index, tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY), has risen by 2.8% this week, putting it on track for its best weekly performance since the end of March 2023, the second-best of the year.
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Here are the equity ETFs that rallied today following the release of the latest economic data:
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