The larger-than-expected 256,000 gain in non-farm payrolls in December and drop back in the unemployment rate to 4.1% supports the Fed’s decision to slow the pace of rate cuts and has heightened speculation that the loosening cycle is already over, putting further upward pressure on Treasury yields.
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