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US Close - Fed irked by NFP shocker and ISM data, Oil sharply reverses,  Gold crushed, Bitcoin rally stalls
After a busy and volatile week that included the end of Fed Chair Powell’s hawkish tone and mega-cap tech earnings disappointments, Wall Street should not have been surprised that today’s employment report would rattle markets. An impressive nonfarm payroll report was quickly followed by a report that showed the service sector is refusing to break.  US stocks are dropping as investors realize the bearish move love with Treasury yields is over as the Fed may have to deliver a couple more rate hik
by Edward Moya
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Oil prices edge lower, gold under pressure
Oil settles after a volatile start to 2023 Oil prices are a little lower again at the end of the week, settling it seems somewhere around the middle of the new year range. Sweeping risk aversion in the markets and concerns around a potential deeper slowdown driven by higher rates will have that effect but once again it's worth noting that sentiment in this market is fickle.
by Craig Erlam
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