Markets Await Factor Orders Data

Pre-market futures are back in the green this morning, after a dramatic shakeout on Friday that saw a disappointing jobs report lead to the firing of the Chief of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). We now officially see a labor market slowdown with drastic downward revisions to the prior two months, and this means that interest rates are likely to come down. To wit, bond yields have shrunk. The 10-year has dissolved back to 4.20%, where it hasn't been since late April. The 2-year is also at 3+ month ...