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Today's big stories

The US economy added fewer jobs than expected in May, but that might actually be good news for investors
There’s a lot of money in the forex market you could get your hands on right now – Read Now
A Bill Ackman-backed SPAC is in line to buy 10% of record label Universal Music Group

Funemployment

What’s Going On Here?

Data out on Friday showed that the US economy added way fewer jobs than expected in May, as the pandemic continues to show America exactly who’s boss.

What Does This Mean?

There were 559,000 more US jobs last month than there were in April. That’s not just lower than the 670,000-plus economists were predicting, it fell a long way short of the so-called “whisper number” – the figure investors were expecting – of around 800,000 (tweet this).

The US unemployment rate did fall, to be fair – from 6.1% to 5.8%. And, significantly, working Americans’ wages were 2% higher in May than they were a year before, compared to economists’ projections of 1.6%. Still, even that’s a concern: higher-than-expected wage growth could be yet another sign that already-high US inflation risks running out of control.

Why Should I Care?

For markets: What’s bad for the goose is good for a gander.
Lowball job additions are bad for the economy, even if those in work are being paid more than last year. But this situation could counterintuitively be good for investors. If the US recovery remains tentative, the country’s central bank is unlikely to end its economic support any time soon. And keeping interest rates lower for longer – and keeping borrowing cheap – would be a boon to the “growth” stocks in market-dominating sectors like tech.

The bigger picture: America isn’t working.
There are still 7.6 million fewer US workers than there were in February 2020, when the country was as close to full employment as it’s ever been. But many of those lost jobs will never return: the pandemic has pushed plenty of people into early retirement or full-time childcare. In fact, America’s 62% labor force participation is way lower than the 80%-odd average rate in both the UK and the eurozone. America’s crippling opioid epidemic isn’t doing that discrepancy any favors either, so solving that crisis could be key to long-term economic prosperity.

You might also like: The industry that might get America working again.

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2. Analyst Take

There’s A Lot Of Foreign Money On The Table Right Now

What’s Going On Here?

It’s true, cryptocurrencies get all the headlines these days.

But traditional currencies deserve some love too. After all, the market is one of the biggest out there, with forex trades hitting $6.6 trillion every day in 2019.

And better still, there are a lot of potential returns in that pot for you.

See, forex players aren’t necessarily trading currencies to make money. Central banks, commercial banks, investors – they all use it for various non-profit-seeking purposes.

In other words, they all influence currency prices in different ways – ways you can take advantage of.

That’s today’s insight: why you could make a killing off this massive market.

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