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Jefferies Analysts Believe Fed Will Likely Cut Rates Before Sept

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Jefferies Analysts Believe Fed Will Likely Cut Rates Before Sept

In a note to clients on Monday Jefferies analysts said the long-awaited moment of a significant move in the labor market in the US had arrived, indicating a potential Federal Reserve rate cut before the regular meeting in September.

They say recent data revealed clear evidence that the US labor market was weakening at a time when inflation was still higher than the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%.

The July labor market report for showed an increase of only 114K in nonfarm payrolls, the second lowest since Dec. 2020.

Analysts noted that 71% of this growth was in social assistance and healthcare sectors and government. Nonfarm payrolls actually dropped by 1.16M on a non-seasonally adjusted basis if the net birth-death model adjustment is excluded.

Jefferies said their household survey also showed a weakening trend, with total employment in July gaining only 67K month-over-month and up just 57K year-over-year, the lowest growth rate since Aug. 2010. The unemployment rate has risen to 4.3%, the highest level since Oct. 2021.

Wage growth also decelerated, and average hourly earnings slowed to 3.6% in July from 3.8% in June. The quarterly employment cost index, a crucial gauge of wage pressures, decelerated from 4.2% in Q1 to 4.1% year-over-year in Q2 2024.

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