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09-08

Strong payrolls (162k vs. 56k estimate) failed to spike rate-hike bets significantly because wage growth slowed to 3.1% YoY, taking the immediate heat off wage-push inflation and shifting all eyes toward next week's CPI data for true price direction. Although long-duration tech assets like Microsoft (-2.04%) took a minor hit as 10-year yields ticked up 3 bps to 4.79%, the broader economic durability actually provided a floor for value and small-cap stocks (Russell 2000 +0.25%). Consequently, while trimming stretched mega-cap tech into CPI is a sensible risk-hedging tactic, the fundamentally resilient labor market suggests a strong buffer against any severe market crash.

Brent, WTI Both Top $100 — Can U.S. Stocks Hold Until CPI Cools?
Oil did the damage: Houthi forces took the Red Sea port of Mukha and moved on Bab-el-Mandeb, and Brent and WTI both cleared $100. QQQ −1.06%, SPY −0.60%, S&P −0.58%; among megacaps only Google rose, +0.61%, against Meta −1.42% and Tesla −1.16%. August PPI +0.4% MoM and 5.4% YoY beat 5.3% and accelerated from 4.7%, but core held at 0.2% and 4.6% — diesel alone jumped 24.1%. Markets briefly priced a full October hike. CPI lands 20:30 Beijing, consensus 0.4% headline, 0.2% core. Energy inflation rarely moves policy; $100 oil is a cost that stays. Trim tech first, or hedge with energy and gold?
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