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MNI US Payrolls Preview: A Potential Test Of Powell’s Higher Bar To A March Cut

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • Bloomberg consensus sees nonfarm payrolls rising 185k in January, primary dealers see a median 205k.
  • All change from revisions: The establishment survey will be affected by annual benchmark revisions, new seasonal factors and updated estimates for the net birth/death model, whilst the household survey (e.g. unemployment rate) will be adjusted for new population controls.
  • The unemployment rate is seen increasing a tenth to 3.8%, flattered by rounding, whilst average hourly earnings are seen moderating with some looking for a larger slowing in what would be increasingly dovish after latest data reveal continued strong productivity growth.
  • Fed Chair Powell has raised the bar to a first cut in March, but with traders also weighing NYCB’s troubles are wider ranging, this report carries large two-sided risk (although we’d fade an AHE hawkish surprise).

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