My investing muse (04 Sep 2023) - caution in inflation
@KYHBKO:
My investing muse The week ended with a drop in CB Consumer Confidence, JOLTs Job Openings, ADP Nonfarm employment change and an increase in unemployment from 3.5% to 3.8%. Manufacturing PMI continues to point to a contractual in domestic manufacturing in the USA. It is not all bad news as we received a breather in bigger bigger-than-expected drawdown in crude oil inventories (that implies an increase in production). The market seems sandwiched between good and not-so-good news with the market largely hopeful for a sooner Fed pivot (where interest rates should be cut). The Fed does not think like the market and needs to do its bit to balance employment and inflation with its main tool of interest rate. The jobs, unemployment and inflation data would guide them in their decisions. The lat