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#LaborMarketTestsWalsh This week’s labor data may tell us whether Walsh’s inflation-first stance has enough room to hold 👀 JOLTS, ADP, jobless claims and August payrolls are all coming, after July payrolls fell by 23K and May–June figures were revised down by another 103K. That already points to a softer hiring picture. At Jackson Hole, Walsh emphasized that inflation remains above 2%, financial conditions aren’t restrictive and price stability should stay the priority. Markets reacted quickly, with September hike odds briefly moving from around 35% to nearly 60% 📊 What I find interesting is the tension between those two stories. The Fed may want to keep pressure on inflation, but continued labor weakness would make additional tightening harder to explain. One weak report probably won’t settle the debate. But if several labor indicators soften together, the question may shift from whether policy is restrictive enough to whether it is starting to become too restrictive.