#USNFPBlowout
#USNFPBlowout: When Good News Becomes Bad News 📊
The January jobs report just dropped a bombshell: 130,000 jobs added—nearly DOUBLE expectations of 70,000. Unemployment fell to 4.3%. Sounds great, right?
Markets don't think so. 📉
Why? Strong jobs = Fed keeps rates higher for longer. Rate cut hopes for March? Gone. Investors now eyeing July at earliest.
The real kicker: 2025's entire year got revised down from 584K jobs to just 181K. We've been living in a jobs mirage.
Bottom line: The labor market is stronger than expected, which ironically means higher rates, lower stock prices, and a longer wait for monetary relief.
Good news is bad news in 2026. Welcome to the paradox.
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