The bears talk China’s manipulated currency

The jobs report, to begin with, was a direct challenge to the ‘inevitable recession’ narrative, with the completely unexpected surge of more than a half-million new jobs being created in January, combined with the lowest unemployment rate since 1969.

Powell reiterated that he doesn’t think the Fed will cut rates at its March meeting, signaling that mid-year would likely be a better time to introduce a cut, citing the need for more data to illustrate that recent gains in controlling inflation aren’t transitory.

The “Goldilocks” narrative—an economy that’s neither too hot nor too cold—made a comeback last week.