Market Watch — June 5, 2026
📈 Equities: Dow +0.31% | Nasdaq +0.44% | S&P +0.37%. All three major indices closed higher as investors weighed strong jobs data against trade uncertainty.
💰 Commodities & Currencies: Gold $3,482/oz | WTI crude $68.14/barrel | Natural gas $3.28/MMBtu | USD/JPY 149.08 | EUR/USD 1.1362 | BTC $107,840.
🔑 Fed Speakers — May 30:
- Fed’s Williams (NY): “Core inflation is still above target — we need to see more progress before easing.”
- Fed’s Schmid (Kansas City): “Labor market remains resilient but is cooling gradually.”
📊 Key Data — May 30:
- U.S. jobs report: Nonfarm payrolls +272K vs +185K expected — strong beat
- Unemployment rate: 4.23% vs 4.19% expected
- PCE Price Index: +2.3% YoY vs +2.5% expected — disinflation trend intact
🌏 International:
- 🇪🇺 ECB’s Knot: “Inflation in eurozone still too high; June cut is appropriate but not guaranteed.”
- 🇬🇧 UK GfK consumer confidence: -18 vs -21 expected — improvement
- 🇨🇳 China Caixin services PMI: 51.9 vs 50.8 expected — expansion
Sources: BLS, Fed Reserve, ECB, BEA, Caixin. Data as of June 5, 2026.