Week Ahead: Is Weaker Job Numbers a Waringing Sign or Green Light for Policy Easing and Risk Appetite
Week Ahead: 8 Sept 2025 Markets enter the week weighing two competing signals: a softer U.S. jobs print that underscores cracks in the labour market, and growing conviction that the Fed will respond with a September rate cut. The question is whether investors will see weakness as a warning sign for growth, or as the green light for policy easing and risk appetite. Technically, though structural trends remain supportive for equities. Indices remained range-bound in the short term with momentum signals mixed, facing near-term uncertainty around breakouts Short Term: S&P 500 (SPX): The S&P 500, another directionless week, continues to consolidate around the 6,400 level. The FFI remains flat, and we remain watchful for a potential directional breakout. Hang Seng Index (HSI): The Hang Seng Index (HSI) continues to trade within the 23,700–25,750 range. The FFI indicator still mixed for weeks. we continue to for monitor for clearer demand or supply signals to determine the...