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Progress on tariffs in the final week before the deal deadline helped US equities—until Friday’s sharply revised jobs report threw the proverbial monkey into the wrench. The BLS reported that July jobs were up a modest 73,000, but only after staggering downward revisions to May and June totaling 285,000, suddenly sparking recession talk where there had been none. After a quiet start to the week, US equities tanked. US small-caps led the rout, but large-caps took a hit as well. US bonds rallied as the 10-year Treasury yield dropped to 4.22%, and the 3-month cash yield fell to 4.18%. The other safe haven, gold, also gained. Commodities were generally down as tariffs kicked in, but oil moved higher. The US Dollar strengthened on the week as the impact of new trade deals outweighed the damage from Friday’s job report. The stronger Dollar added to foreign equities' buyers’ remorse, as markets in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Japan all sold off on the news. Models: No change.
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