The View from 5th Avenue – 5 April 2024
Posted onTGINFPF (Thank God It’s NFP Friday). The change in NFPs for March blew past all estimates this morning, coming in at 303k vs 214k expected and well above the recent monthly average of around 250k while average hourly earnings nudged lower YoY. But interestingly, the data hasn’t done much to upset the apple cart with US equities finishing comfortably in the green. However, the report did shake things up for yields across the curve with the 10-year closing +200bps. The overarching theme for the w…