Friday May 5: Five things the markets are talking about April’s non-farm payrolls report is due out this morning at 08.30 am EST, and consensus is looking for +185k new jobs and the unemployment rate to stay atop of +4.5%. Any print above the +150k benchmark will be considered good enough for the Fed to hike rates soon, but anything below and investors will be worrying that the U.S economy is officially losing “steam.” Aside from today’s NFP print, there are a plethora of Fed speakers doing the rounds. Fed Chair Janet Yellen will speak in at 1:30 pm EST and top brass San Francisco Fed President Williams, St. Louis ... (full story)