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Good morning. Last week’s announcement by the Bank of England that they would intervene in the... It’s the monthly jobs numbers today and they’re not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May. [Trading Tips] Good morning. Last week’s announcement by the Bank of England that they would intervene in the bond market to lower yields was seen as a sign of trouble. Now, details are emerging that without the intervention, rates would have soared even higher. And that could have caused a number of financial institutions to become insolvent. A similar event could happen in the US. Rising bond yields mean lower prices, and funds, particularly pension funds, routinely sell bonds to meet cash needs. With declining asset values overall, some selling may be forced, to meet collateral calls or reduce investment exposure. For now, the US doesn’t appear to be at a breaking point. 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With 46 days until expiration, 5,155 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 127, for a 41-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $1.11 to make the downside bet on the company. » [FULL STORY]( IN OTHER NEWS • [PCE Index Rises 0.3 Percent for August]( Personal consumption expenditures (PCE), a measure of inflation used by the Federal Reserve to benchmark how prices are changing, rose 6.2 percent for August compared to the prior year. On a month-to-month basis, the PCE rose by 0.3 percent, indicating that inflation remains persistent. • [Eurozone Inflation Hits 10 Percent]( Consumer prices for the Eurozone as a whole have hit 10 percent for September. The rise to double-digit inflation has occurred as energy prices have soared amid the uncertainty of supplies in this upcoming winter. The move will likely result in further rate hikes from the ECB when it meets later this month. • [Bond Losses Top 30 Percent This Year]( While many investors have focused on the declining stock market this year, parts of the bond market have been hit even harder. For many long-dated bonds, rising interest rates have led to price drops of 30 percent or more. That includes long-term US Treasuries, municipal bonds, and international government bonds. • [Brainard Warns on Finishing the Fight Against Inflation]( Lael Brainard, Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, spoke on Friday about the need for the central bank to tackle inflation, until such rates are back at the Fed’s target. She stressed the importance of pulling back prematurely by cutting rates while inflation is still high, as that may lead to higher rates of inflation as a result. • [Meta Announces Hiring Freeze]( Meta Platforms (META) is the latest company planning to cut costs by reducing headcount. The company is freezing new hiring and is looking to restructure some groups. Other companies in the tech space have announced similar plans in recent months, a sign that the job market may start to slow soon. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP CRL 4.279% WY 3.279% TWTR 3.194% NOV 3.05% EFX 2.762% BOTTOM CCL 21.833% NCLH 17.244% RCL 12.706% NKE 12.2% LULU 6.061% Quote of the Day Inflation is still at a 40 year high. So right now the conversation has to be we have to do, what we must do to get back to price stability, because we can’t have a healthy economy, we can’t have good labor markets over time, unless we get back to price stability…We’re still not even in restrictive territory on the funds rate, so you’re right, we’ve moved the funds rate up 300 basis points this year, but look how high inflation is. - Loretta Mester, Cleveland Federal Reserve President, on why interest rates aren’t yet restricting the economy, despite their sharp rise off of 0 percent earlier in the year. 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