Stocks finished the day Thursday relatively flat, but the big jobs number Friday should manage to erase any doubts about where the market is headed (spoiler alert: back over 20,000).
According to the ever-accurate-and-oft-revised BLS, he US economy added 227,000 jobs in January while the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.8%. Economists were looking for payrolls to grow by 175,000 with the unemployment rate expected to hold steady at 4.7%.
So, more jobs, but the unemployment rate goes higher. Only in America, land of missed opportunities and bogus statistical data from the government.
Wages missed the mark, as average hourly earnings rose just 0.1%. The usual suspect "experts" were seeking a gain of 0.3%. Sorry, slaves. Back to work. However, the day is early, and though futures are rocketing higher, there's now the possibility that President Trump will unleash a tweet or two designed to fan the flames of confusion.
Just one question: Are we having fun yet?
At The Close, Thursday, February 2, 2017:
Dow: 19,884.91, -6.03 (-0.03%)
NASDAQ: 5,636.20, -6.45 (-0.11%)
S&P 500: 2,280.85, +1.30 (0.06%)
NYSE Composite: 11,215.38, +8.14 (0.07%)
Friday, February 3, 2017
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