🔥 Nonfarm Payrolls Just Blew the Lid Off — Is the Fed About to Hike? #CPIWatch
August payrolls came in at 162K vs. a consensus of just 55K — nearly triple expectations, with prior months revised up too. Unemployment is holding near 4.1%. That's not the picture of a cooling economy the market was pricing in a few weeks ago.
Add in CPI running around 3.4% YoY, still well above the Fed's 2% target, and futures markets are now leaning toward roughly 70% odds of a 25bp hike at the September 15–16 FOMC meeting under Chair Warsh. If the next CPI print comes in hot, that number could climb fast.
My take: a hawkish surprise here hits risk assets first — gold could see a knee-jerk dip on rate-hike fear before its safe-haven bid reasserts if equities wobble. Stocks likely feel more direct pressure since higher rates hit valuations. I'm watching CPI day closely before committing size either way.
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$ALT is tightening inside a descending structure and now pushing toward a potential breakout! Momentum is building, and buyers are starting to step in. 👀
🎯 Target 1: $0.00634 🚀 Target 2: $0.00660
A clean breakout + continuation could trigger a strong upside move. ⚡️
$ALT could reach those upper targets soon—keep it on watch! 👁️
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🔥 Hold $0.00180 = relief-bounce potential toward $0.00200 → $0.00255!
$AR bounced hard from 2.18 and reclaimed the breakout zone, pushing back toward 2.26. The 1H structure remains bullish as buyers defend the pullback. 💪
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