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ninkendotoday at 2:05 PM1 replyview on HN

Unemployment makes it more likely for the fed to lower interest rates, which makes the stock market more attractive, so, yes.

(Unemployment also generally causes lower inflation in general, at least according to the prevailing macroeconomic school of thought.)


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jrflotoday at 4:03 PM

The Fed is not going to cut rates. Looking at Fed Rate futures they only predict increases:

https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch...