The massive 321,000 gain in non-farm payrolls in November, together with the 44,000 upward revision to the two preceding months, bolsters our view that the Fed will begin to hike interest rates as soon as March next year. As Fed officials keep stressing, the decision is data dependent and these data are pretty conclusive: Labour market conditions are improving at breakneck speed.
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