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Payrolls Day: Conviction Test
Payrolls set the tone into the close as markets weighed growth resilience against rate sensitivity.
Auction Focus Keeps Traders Defensive
Ahead of payrolls, traders leaned cautious as auction demand and rates direction stayed central.
Midweek Balance Across Assets
A mixed data backdrop kept rates, equities, and FX in a measured holding pattern.
Dollar Drifts, Risk Holds
Equities held gains as the dollar softened and credit stayed orderly.
Momentum Builds Into Week One
Risk assets opened the week firmer as yields held range and the dollar paused.
February Set-Up
Futures firmed as Asia traded higher and focus turned to the next data cycle.
Month-End Weekend Pause
Markets paused after a volatile week as month-end positioning settled.
PCE Softens, Month-End Rebalance
Cooler inflation data and month-end flows pulled yields lower and lifted equities.
Post-Fed Digest, Risk Premium Rises
Markets digested the hawkish hold with weaker equities and wider credit spreads.
Fed Holds, Tone Turns Hawkish
The Fed held rates but signaled patience, lifting yields and the dollar.
Pre-Fed Holding Pattern
Markets stayed flat as traders waited for the Fed decision.
Pre-Fed Duration Bid
Strong demand at the 2-year auction pulled yields lower ahead of the Fed.