Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day:
1. Stocks look steady, bond yields rise after strong jobs data
A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, August 5, 2021.
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2. Nonfarm payrolls in July came in higher than expected
The Labor Department on Friday reported the U.S. economy created 943,000 new nonfarm jobs in July. The nation’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.4%. That’s also much better than expected. Average hourly earnings also increased more than expected, rising 0.4% for the month.
3. United Airlines will require vaccines for its 67,000 U.S. employees
United Airlines pilot Steve Lindland receives a COVID-19 vaccine from RN Sandra Manella at United’s onsite clinic at O’Hare International Airport on March 09, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois.
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United Airlines will require its 67,000 U.S. employees to get vaccinated against Covid by no later than Oct. 25 or risk termination, a first for major U.S. carriers that will likely ramp up pressure on rivals. Airlines including United have resisted vaccine mandates for all workers, instead offering incentives like extra pay or time off to get inoculated. Delta Air Lines in May started requiring newly hired employees to show proof of vaccination. United followed suit in June.
4. White House backs senators pushing for stricter crypto reporting rules
The White House weighed in, somewhat out of the blue, on a contentious battle over competing crypto amendments to the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. The fight is over a provision in the bipartisan bill, which raises money through stricter tax rules on cryptocurrency transactions. The White House wrote in a statement late Thursday that the “amendment put forward by Senators Warner, Portman, and Sinema strikes the right balance and makes an important step forward in promoting tax compliance.”
5. JPMorgan quietly unveils access to a half-dozen crypto funds
A woman walks past JPMorgan Chase & Co’s international headquarters on Park Avenue in New York.
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JPMorgan Chase, led by bitcoin skeptic Jamie Dimon, has started giving its wealth management clients access to six crypto funds in the past month. On Thursday, financial advisors were allowed to begin placing private bank clients into a new bitcoin fund created with crypto firm NYDIG, according to people with knowledge of the move. The fund is nearly identical to one NYDIG offers to clients of rival bank Morgan Stanley, said the people. Late last month, JPMorgan rolled out access to four funds from Grayscale Investments and one from Osprey Funds.
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