降息预期升温，美债“牛陡”行情再现

Core Viewpoint - The unexpected performance of the non-farm employment data has ignited market expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, leading to a significant rally in the U.S. Treasury market [1][5]. Group 1: Non-Farm Employment Data - In July, the U.S. non-farm sector added only 73,000 jobs, significantly below expectations, with the unemployment rate slightly rising to 4.2% [6]. - The non-farm employment figures for May and June were drastically revised downwards, with May's jobs revised from 144,000 to just 19,000, and June's from 147,000 to 14,000 [6]. Group 2: Market Reactions - Following the release of the non-farm data, the 2-year Treasury yield fell over 25 basis points from 3.953% to 3.696%, while the 5-year yield dropped over 20 basis points from 3.967% to 3.755% [4]. - The 10-year and 30-year Treasury yields also saw declines of over 15 and 20 basis points, respectively, reflecting a broad-based drop in yields across the curve [4]. Group 3: Interest Rate Expectations - According to CME's FedWatch, the probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining rates in September is only 5.6%, while the probability of a 25 basis point cut is 94.4% [6]. - The market has priced in a high likelihood of rate cuts in September, a shift from less than 40% before the non-farm data release [7]. Group 4: Economic Outlook - Despite the weak employment data, some analysts caution that the current "recession trade" does not equate to an actual recession, as other economic indicators, such as average hourly earnings, have shown improvement [9][10]. - The overall economic slowdown, indicated by recent employment and GDP data, provides conditions for the Federal Reserve to consider rate cuts [9].