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Jobs Just Flinched. The Fed Might Be Next.

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Global Macro Method
Aug 05, 2025
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It was supposed to be a quiet summer Friday, but the labor market had other ideas. Beneath the surface of a still-low unemployment rate, the cracks are starting to widen and the market's finally paying attention.

Payroll revisions were brutal.

Prime-age employment dropped.

Goods-producing jobs are quietly bleeding out.

And yet, most of the headlines are still focused on AI and tariffs.

Let me walk you through what I think just happened and where we might be headed next….

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