10/02/2026
Markets are firmly , with the +1.0%, +1.7%, and +0.6% after a weaker U.S. jobs report showed just 29K jobs added and unemployment rising to 4.2%, reducing expectations for further tightening.
The 10-year eased toward 5.2%, supporting growth and technology stocks, while the softened. Oil also declined, with near $99 and around $89, helping ease inflation concerns.
climbed above $86K, up roughly 3%, while traded near $2.7K as lower-rate expectations boosted risk appetite. remained under pressure near $4,146/oz as investors favored equities.
The key market setup is weaker jobs โ lower rate-hike expectations โ lower yields โ stronger risk assets.
Markets will remain focused on , Treasury yields, and whether the labor-market weakness continues.
