Who is Sebastian Lecomu?
Sébastien Lecornu is a seasoned and rapidly rising French political figure, originally aligned with conservative parties before joining Emmanuel Macron’s centrist movement. He has held important roles from local governance to significant ministerial positions. Since 2022, he has been serving as France’s Minister of the Armed Forces, illustrating his deep involvement in both domestic and international politics.

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From cnbc home page:
“Job growth revised down by 911,000 through March, signaling economy on shakier footing than realized
Traders see a chance the Fed cuts by a half point
Worker confidence in finding a new job hits record low in NY Fed survey
S&P 500 little changed, Nasdaq falls from record as traders deal with economic uncertainty”
Do players believe there is “quality” in the BLS data release ?
As I look at the DLRX – 97.70 at 1:07 PM – I see 97.50/10 Sup and…
pushing away from 96.30 july low
for now at least
What’s hot and what’s not?
What’s hot?
Dollar catching a bid after trading lower overnight
Crude oil is up
What’s not?
Currencies down after giving back earlier gains
US bonds down (yields ticking up)
US stocks turning down
Bitcoin down modestly
What’s hot/not?
GOLD still up on the day but well off another record high

Revisions near top of the range… but little impact on Fed rate cut pricing
GOLD extends record high on heightened geopolitical risk (see below)


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Traders likely bracing for this although more important final revisions are not due until Feb 2026.
BLS PRELIM BENCHMARK REVISIONSÂ
The BLS will release the preliminary 2025 benchmark revisions to the establishment survey at 10:00EDT/15:00BST on September 9th, 2025.
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