Jobs Report Smashes Expectations

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News in Brief

  • Fed’s path to more rate cuts challenged by jobs surprise.
  • Trump’s gunboat diplomacy hands China a $55 trillion economic edge.
  • US adds 130,000 jobs and unemployment falls after tepid 2025.

MarketWatch:

  • Amazon’s AI spending triggered the stock’s worst slide in over a year.
  • January jobs report shows some lift in payroll growth, supporting Fed decision to pause on rates.
  • Bank of America’s internal data show the middle class is now feeling the pain of the K-shaped economy.

yahoo! finance:

  • Republicans cross party lines in rare rebuke of Trump’s Canada tariffs.
  • Jobs report smashes expectations as payrolls grow by 130,000.
  • Jobs report throws ‘cold water’ on Fed rate cuts anytime soon.

Stocks turned volatile despite strong January jobs report.

Global Indexes

S&P 500

The S&P 500 touched top resistance nine time – just not enough steam to break it.

DAX

The DAX eased back – still above its EMA8 line.

HANG SENG

Together with todays negative move the HANG SENG is forming a head and shoulder formation – not good.

NYSE & NASDAQ Stocks

Caterpillar Inc

CAT made a gap after the doji – exhaustion gap?

Halliburton Company

Similar to the index HAL is also struggling against top resistance – 7 touches.

JSE Stocks

JSE All Shares

The JSE All Shares is also in a position to form a head and shoulder formation – be cautious.

Sasol Ltd

SOL finally broke its triangle. Triangle breaks usually comes after 5 touches as shown.

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