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Analysts Skewed For Hawkish Surprise In U/E Rate And AHE

US OUTLOOK/OPINION
  • The unemployment rate is seen holding at 3.6% in tomorrow’s July release after the 3.57% of June.
  • However, primary dealer analysts show a sizeable skew towards a 3.5% print with no one pencilling in an increase back to May’s 3.65% that marked the first rounded 3.7% since Oct’22.
  • Bear in mind though whilst that this skew has in the past proven a useful guide, it was notably incorrect in last month’s June report as it suggested a push higher in contrast to the decline seen.
  • For AHE, hawkish analyst skew is less pronounced than for the u/e rate but still sees a handful call for 0.4% M/M and none for 0.2% M/M.
  • UBS stand out with 0.45% M/M, derived from the same calendar effect that they attribute to the Jul’22 increase of 0.47% M/M, although note that if this materializes it would simply be reversed with a softer reading for August landing ahead of the September FOMC decision.
  • [The table is a repeat from the MNI Payrolls Preview published earlier today but also now includes NatWest].

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