the BLS reported job numbers that were
very ugly with July printing just 73K, far below the 104K estimate.
with May and June revised massively lower, to wit:
- May was revised down by 125,000, from +144,000 to +19,000,
- June was revised down by 133,000, from +147,000 to +14,000.
With these revisions, employment in May and June combined is 258,000 lower than previously reported
Trump finally figured out what we said last December, namely that if he wants the Fed to cut quick, he needs a labor market emergency.