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The Economic Week Ahead, October 31-November 4
It's yet another Fed week. On Wednesday, the FOMC is expected to announce another 75bps hike to a…
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Good News Bears
The good news is that the S&P 500 rose 1.5% this past week. The bad news is…
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Fed Wants To See Fewer Job Openings
It's been a great October so far for bond and stock investors. Last week's pivot by…
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Lots Of Jobs, But...
This morning's jobs report for August was a good one even though the unemployment rate rose to 3.…
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Fed Wants To See Fewer Help Wanted Signs
The S&P 500 fell just below its 50-day moving average today partly because the labor market remains hot.…
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Lots of Jobs, But Inflation Eroding Wage Gains
July's payroll employment in July blew past forecasts, and there were upward revisions to the prior two months,…
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Less Helped Wanted
There are still 1.8 open jobs per available worker. However, June's job openings dropped 605,000 to…
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Is the Labor Shortage Depressing the Economy?
Might this be the first economic downturn attributable to a labor shortage? That shortage is weighing on output. It is…
