President Biden had higher give his State of the Union Handle earlier than the financial system worsens any extra.
In January, the Challenger, Grey and Christmas jobs cuts index was a doozy. Jobs cuts rose 440%. That is taking place as The Federal Reserve retains its toes on the financial brake pedal.
The Challenger report exhibits a giant leap of 135.8 p.c in layoff intentions to 102,943 in January, up from 43,651 in December and 440.0 p.c greater than the 19,064 in January 2022. Lots of the job cuts are within the tech sector, however job cuts are actually spreading throughout the financial system as a recession looms.
This morning, the US Treasury 10-year yield is down solely -3.5 foundation factors, however it’s Europe the place the motion is. UK is down -16.2 foundation factors and Italy is down -14.8 bps. UPDATE: US 10Y yield down -5.3 BPS, Italy 10Y down -29 bps.
