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Leading Indicator Watch | August 2, 2024

Jobs data jolted markets on Friday with the Nonfarm Payrolls (Jul) falling well short of forecasts. Only 114k jobs were added compared to an estimated 176k. The unemployment rate rose to 4.3%.

Be sure to check out more of last week’s leading indicators here. Stay tuned for Market Thoughts.

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