Employment strength supports December rate hike

We anticipate that growth in non-farm payrolls slowed to 190,000 in November, following last month’s post-hurricane surge. Hourly earnings growth should hit a near-decade high of 3.2%, clearing the path for a Fed rate hike in December.

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