A 50bp cut is the Fed admitting they're behind the curve again. Waiting this long to acknowledge the labor market cracks means the next few prints are going to look ugly no matter what they do now.
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Core PCE is still running above target though. Cutting into that is how you end up re-accelerating inflation and having to hike again in six months, which is worse for everyone.
Agree with Dana. Two people on my team got laid off last month and the "official" numbers still look fine. The lag on this data is the whole problem.