Last week, the U.S. stock market experienced a rebound, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 increasing by 1.2% and 1.7% respectively. This upswing was primarily driven by large-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). The surge in stocks came in the wake of successful negotiations with the autoworkers union.
While the stock market was bouncing back, yields on 10-year and 30-year Treasuries showed signs of calming after reaching near highs of 4.9% and 5.1%, respectively. This occurred amidst a global bond decline that has been ongoing for five consecutive weeks.
In labor market news, the nonfarm payrolls report indicated an accelerated pace of hiring with 336,000 jobs added in September, more than double what economists had estimated. Despite this positive development, the unemployment rate remained steady at 3.8%.
Amid these conflicting signals from the U.S. labor data, traders are betting big on volatility ahead of November's Federal Reserve meeting.
In commodities news, oil posted its biggest weekly drop since March while gold slumped for the second week in a row. However, there was some positive momentum in digital currencies with Bitcoin rising 1.8% to US$27,977 and Ether increasing by 1.9% to US$1,647.22. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.6% to US$82.80 a barrel and gold futures rose 0.7% to US$1,844.30 an ounce.
Market watchers are now turning their attention to consumer pricing data and earnings reports from Wall Street's biggest banks. Their reactions to these upcoming events will provide further insights into the state of the U.S. economy and the direction of financial markets.
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