Australian dollar higher as US jobs rebound

DXY was soft last night:

The Australian dollar firm:

With EMs:

Gold is holding its break out line:

Oil looks bullish again:

Dirt backs recovery:

Miners were strong:

EM stocks returned to gapping:

Junk boomed:

Bonds were bid:

Stocks ground higher:

And the AUD/SPX chart is intact:

The US jobs report was good as it was always going to be, via Calculated Risk:

The headline monthly jobs number was well above expectations and the previous two months were revised up 90,000 combined. The headline unemployment rate decreased to 11.1% .

Last month I noted that the “reopenings” would be a June story, and that is what this report suggests. In addition, companies using PPP had to rehire employees to convert the loans to a grants. Unfortunately, the surge in virus infections and related closures, will probably negatively impact the July report. In addition, we will probably start to see more PPP related layoffs.

As a reminder, the course of the economy will be determined by the course of the pandemic.

The question has always been how far and fast does the recovery get? The leading indicators already suggest that the virus has stalled the bounce in July for jobs:

For demand:

For the trajectory of recovery:

In short, what comes next is the flattening swoosh recovery not the “v-shape” and a stall well below previous levels of output with huge implications for earnings.

Though when stocks and the Australian dollar will recognise that is another question.