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Tomorrow is the first Friday of the month, and thus the market\u2019s eyes turn toward the monthly employment report.  Bearing in mind the Federal Reserve\u2019s dual mandate<\/a>, there is reason to believe that this is the single most important set of data that we receive.  It\u2019s the best look at whether the goal of \u201cmaximum sustainable employment\u201d is being met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the Fed\u2019s preferred price measure is Core PCE, there are myriad other sources of data that can shed light on \u201cprice stability\u201d at their disposal.  Besides CPI and PPI, various economic reports offer consistent insight into the level and growth of various input and output costs \u2013 including tomorrow\u2019s Average Hourly Earnings and today\u2019s Unit Labor Costs and ISM Service Prices Paid.  That\u2019s not to mention the relatively continuous data that commodity markets offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversely, while there are other labor measures, including yesterday\u2019s JOLTS data and today\u2019s ADP and Challenger reports, none of them are treated with the same degree of importance as the combination of Nonfarm Payrolls and the Unemployment Rate.  Throw in the stunning revisions to the June and July numbers, and it is not unreasonable to assert the importance of tomorrow\u2019s data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We addressed the ramifications of the August employment report in a podcast we taped and released yesterday<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s about as big as it gets. Remember, the Fed is concerned with the dual mandate: stable prices and maximum sustainable employment. At Jackson Hole, Chairman Powell shifted his focus. Whereas before it was very much \u201ctell me why rates should be cut,\u201d it became \u201ctell me why rates shouldn\u2019t be cut.\u201d It\u2019s subtle, but the market of course loved it. ..Also, parenthetically, the likelihood of Fed cuts is actually below where it was before he spoke. A week before, Fed funds futures were pricing in about a 5\u201310% chance of a second rate cut \u2014 a 50-basis-point cut. By the way, ForecastEx, when I last looked yesterday, had about a 7% chance of a 50-basis-point cut as well. So I\u2019d say our ForecastEx customers are maybe a little more enthused than those of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I type this, CME futures now show<\/a> a 98% chance for a 25 basis point cut at the September 17th<\/sup> meeting.  The IBKR ForecastTrader<\/a> shows a more diffuse set of opinions, with \u201cYes\u201d bids of 12%  for \u201cNo Change\u201d, 82% for \u201cLower 25bps\u201d, and 5% for \u201cLower 50bps or more\u201d.  Regardless of your metric, it would seemingly require a true shock for expectations for something other than a 25bp cut to enter the market discussion.  That said, we had that sort of surprise last month \u2013 one that likely spurred Powell\u2019s changed bias toward cutting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Options on the S&P 500 (SPX) are understandably pricing in a bit of extra risk aversion, but nothing too extreme.   The charts below show that at-money SPX options expiring tomorrow are pricing in a move of 0.95% between now and tomorrow\u2019s close, above the 0.75% average daily move that is priced into options expiring September 19th (the quarterly expiration two days after the next FOMC meeting).  We see a steep skew in the near-dated options, indicating the demand for downside hedges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPX Skews for Options Expiring September 5th<\/sup> (purple, top), September 19th<\/sup> (yellow, top), October 16th<\/sup> (orange, top); with SPX Volatility Term Structure (bottom)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"SPX<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the risk aversion only goes so far.  As is now typical, we see options pricing in a higher likelihood of a higher close tomorrow, with a peak probability in the 6500-6505 region, about 0.4% above the current index level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IBKR Probability Lab for SPX Options Expiring September 5th<\/sup>, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"IBKR<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Many investors are clearly hoping for rate cuts, but it is important to remember to be careful what we wish for.  Data that show a gently decelerating but not dire labor market would suit that goal.  Plunging data might bias the Fed to further cuts, but could also raise concerns that the central bank is too far behind the curve.  The former extends the \u201cGoldilocks\u201d narrative; the latter raises concerns about stagnation or stagflation.  Equity investors should always opt for a better economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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