US jobs report was good – which is bad

Stock-markets were higher last week despite a sharp sell-off on Friday following a stronger-than-expected (yes, stronger) U.S. jobs report. Positive economic news is not what investors are looking for at the moment because they are focused on the Federal Reserve’s reaction to data rather than the data itself.

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