Bonds, Big-Tech, Bitcoin, & Bullion Soar After JOLTS Weakness Sends Rate-Hike Odds Plunging

A much weaker than expected JOLTS print (3rd biggest miss on record and downward revisions) sparked the kind of event risk chaois in markets that we had warned about.

First things first, the recent hawkish trend in rate-change expectations have been smashed dovishly lower...

bonds big tech bitcoin bullion soar after jolts weakness sends rate hike odds plunging

Source: Bloomberg

Which sent the dollar lower, erasing the post-Powell spike...

bonds big tech bitcoin bullion soar after jolts weakness sends rate hike odds plunging

Source: Bloomberg

And sparked a bid in bonds, big-tech (long duration) stocks, bitcoin, and gold.

Treasury yields plunged, led by the short-end (with 2Y yields back below 5.00%)...

bonds big tech bitcoin bullion soar after jolts weakness sends rate hike odds plunging

Source: Bloomberg

Bitcoin exploded back up towards $27,000...

bonds big tech bitcoin bullion soar after jolts weakness sends rate hike odds plunging

Source: Bloomberg

Spot Gold spiked back up to $1935...

bonds big tech bitcoin bullion soar after jolts weakness sends rate hike odds plunging

Source: Bloomberg

And stocks extended earlier gains led by Nasdaq...

bonds big tech bitcoin bullion soar after jolts weakness sends rate hike odds plunging

Some serious moves across asset-classes - we do not expect them all to hold.

Authored by Tyler Durden via ZeroHedge August 29th 2023