Stocks and Bonds Rise as Weak Jobs Fuel Fed Bets: Markets Wrap

Wall Street traders kept piling into bets the Federal Reserve will cut rates in September as weak labor data lifted bonds. Those wagers also propped up stocks, which halted a two-day rout amid a rally in big tech.

Just 48 hours ahead of the all-important US payrolls report, a drop in job openings to the lowest in 10 months saw traders almost fully pricing in a Fed cut this month and projecting at least two reductions in 2025. Treasuries bounced after a slide that put the 30-year yield close to 5%. The dollar fell.

Stocks bounce after rout.

Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

While most ...