-92,000 JOBS LOST: The "Stagflation Report" That Just Broke the Fed скачать в хорошем качестве

-92,000 JOBS LOST: The "Stagflation Report" That Just Broke the Fed

The U.S. economy has officially collided with a massive stagflation shock. Friday’s devastating NFP report revealed a net loss of 92,000 jobs, alongside a quiet downward revision that erased 69,000 previously reported jobs. Yet, despite the unemployment rate rising to 4.4%, average hourly earnings unexpectedly spiked. This is the exact textbook definition of stagflation—falling growth mixed with rising costs—and it is happening at the worst possible time. Driven by the escalating Middle East crisis, Kuwait is shutting down production and Qatar is warning that crude oil could hit $150 per barrel within weeks. As WTI crude surged past $91 and the Dow Jones crashed into negative territory for the year, the Federal Reserve became completely trapped. In response, gold did something historically significant: it absorbed Friday's initial panic sell-off, reversed, and closed higher near $5,150. We break down the ISM Prices Paid data and why institutional money is aggressively front-running the Bank of America $6,000 gold target.