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A soft jobs report briefly sent Treasury yields lower this morning as investors reached for the safety of U.S. debt — classic flight-to-quality behavior. But the enthusiasm faded fast, because weak labor data also raises recession fears, and that complicates the safe-haven narrative in a hurry.
That same softness in economic data is giving equities a lift, with the S&P five hundred up nearly one percent and the Nasdaq one hundred outperforming at over one percent gains. The logic here is straightforward — softer growth reduces the odds the Fed tightens further, and that gives risk assets room to breathe.
Meanwhile, coffee markets are catching a bid, with robusta futures hitting a five-week high. A weaker dollar is doing the heavy lifting, making dollar-denominated commodities cheaper for foreign buyers and triggering short covering across the complex. Dryness in Brazil's growing regions adds a supply-side premium that traders aren't ignoring.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
