In this week's Market Minutes recap, hear from our team of investment experts as they share their perspectives on the latest market and economic activity. Our panel shares detailed insights into Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey, the Nonfarm Payrolls report, the FOMC meeting, and the earnings market. 

Brian Pietrangelo, Managing Director of Investment Strategy
Cynthia Honcharenko, Director of Portfolio Management 
George Mateyo, Chief Investment Officer
Rajeev Sharma, Head of Fixed Income
Stephen Hoedt, Head of Equities

01:24 – Glancing at the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey summary, about 9 million job requisitions were opened across the U.S., which was, primarily, unchanged from the month prior

01:59 – The Employment Situation report shows an unemployment rate of 3.7%, which, essentially, remains unchanged from previous months 

02:13 –Nonfarm Payrolls came in at 353,000 for the month of January. Furthermore, as we look at the revised figures for November and December, the data indicates the numbers were revised upwards by 126,000

03:10 – Comments on this week’s FOMC meeting and the Committee’s overall decision to leave the Fed funds rate unchanged at the target range of 5.25% - 5.50%

10:45 – As the earnings market experiences one of the two biggest weeks of companies reporting, we hear comments about the overall S&P 500 index 

15:16 – Considering the FOMC meeting, it appears that The Fed is leaning on the side of precautious as they continue to monitor changes within the inflation and employment markets