Season 25 · Episode 8055

🎙️ Doomscroll.fm — Episode 0805.5: Jobs Shock, Rate‑Cut Frenzy & Oil Tweetstorm

August 5, 20251h 31m

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We scanned over 5,000 headlines so you didn’t have to.

Your daily descent into global instability for August 5, 2025:

Weak U.S. payrolls data for May–July prompt a surge in Fed rate cut expectations—markets now price in a ~94% chance of a September cut. Meanwhile, President Trump’s abrupt dismissal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics head over alleged “rigged” data deepens institutional uncertainty. Global equities bounce back: tech earnings rally, Asian markets rise, but oil slides as OPEC+ ramps up output and broader demand concerns weigh in. Brazil’s Petrobras lifts output 7.6% in Q2, boosting investor optimism in Latin America’s oil sector.

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