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US equities moved higher on Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected January jobs report eased concerns about slowing economic momentum and reinforced confidence in the resilience of the labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 207 points, or about 0.4%.
Employment data for January is set to be released by the Labor Department on Wednesday.
The good news in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Report for January is that payroll growth was higher than expected. The bad news is that, for most of 2025, the numbers were much worse than we thought.
"It doesn't look like Jerome Powell's going to cut in the next two meetings" when it comes to interest rates, says Kevin Hincks. He points to a surprisingly strong nonfarm payrolls print and a 4.3% unemployment rate adding muscle to the U.S. jobs outlook.
Morgan Stanley's Michael Gapen says this monthly US jobs report is “largely the real deal.” The economist adds that the average hourly earnings number suggests that these are quality jobs that were created.
Geopolitical tensions and U.S. financial health are accelerating a gradual move toward currency multipolarity and de-dollarization. China is actively seeking reserve currency status for the renminbi, diversifying away from U.S. Treasuries, and expanding non-dollar trade agreements.
US hiring beat forecasts in January as nonfarm payrolls increased 130,000 last month and the jobless rate declined to 4.3%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Wednesday. Enda Curran reports on Bloomberg Television.
US employers added far more jobs than expected in January, delivering a rare upside surprise after months of subdued hiring and easing fears that the labor market was sliding into a prolonged slowdown. Payrolls rose by 130,000 last month, significantly above economists' expectations, while the unemployment rate edged down to 4.
The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, above expectations, following a year of paltry employment growth. The unemployment rate was 4.3%, largely unchanged, according to estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs in movies and music increased by 13,900, to 360,900. Jobs in broadcasting and with content providers fell by 4,800, to 335,900.
The U.S. economy added jobs at a steady pace to start the year, as the Labor Department reported that employers hired 130,000 workers in January 2026, beating expectations.
The S&P 500 Index (SPX) has been consistently nabbing fresh records over the past nine months, and many stock market newsletters expect this to continue, according to the weekly sentiment survey conducted by Investors Intelligence (II).
Despite weak December retail sales and rising delinquencies, aggregate data still signals economic expansion, not contraction. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) remain robust, with real growth of 2.5% year-over-year, supporting healthy consumer spending.
It's jobs Wednesday! Yes, you read that right.
Last year, the S&P 500 declined 19% from its February highs to its late April lows.
584,000. That's how many jobs the U.S. economy added in 2025, according to pre-revised federal data, the slowest year for hiring outside of a recession since 2003.
Hiring in January ramped up far above expectations – likely dashing hopes for an interest-rate cut, but signaling that the labor market could be emerging from sluggish growth.
January's jobs report surged past expectations and marked a strong start to the year following a weak year of job growth.
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 55,000 in January while the unemployment rate held at 4.4%, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.
Following the "aggressive" selloff seen in the software names, Kevin Green points to Cloudflare's (NET) surge higher after an earnings beat as a potential boon for the overall group. Meanwhile, Shopify (SHOP) is also enjoying "a nice move to the upside" says KG as he breaks down the company's AI initiatives and goes inside its earnings report.
Bullish momentum reinforced by politics: The Nikkei 225 extended its rally from the 6 February reversal low, supported by PM Takaichi's snap election victory and a decisive parliamentary supermajority, making it the top-performing major global index over the past two sessions (+2.3%). Stronger yen not derailing equities: Despite USD/JPY falling on intervention fears, Japanese equities held firm.