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Stock markets retreated Monday, extending a weak start to the year, after a forecast-busting US jobs report further dampened hopes of an early cut to interest rates in the world's biggest economy.

Asian markets stumbled out of the gates Monday, extending last week's grim start to the year, after a forecast-busting US jobs report further dampened hopes for an early interest rate cut.

“At the end of the day, this idea that what's good for Main Street is bad for Wall Street is not really correct,” Jared Bernstein, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, told Fortune.

The main indexes closed higher Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs report, but were lower on a weekly basis.

A stronger-than-expected jobs report clouds the picture for interest rate cuts.

Morning Markets The S&P 500 Index ( $SPX ) ( SPY ) is up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ( $DOWI ) ( DIA ) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ( $IUXX ) ( QQQ ) is up +0.25%. This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

Morning Markets The S&P 500 Index ( $SPX ) ( SPY ) is up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ( $DOWI ) ( DIA ) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ( $IUXX ) ( QQQ ) is up +0.25%. This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

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The December jobs report was softer than the headlines, but S&P 500 futures fell and yields jumped as near-term Fed rate-cut odds slipped.