Earlier:, my January Employment Preview and Goldman: January Employment PreviewFriday:• At 8:30 AM ET, Employment Report for January. The consensus is for an increase of...
In addition to Captain Chaos (aka Agent Orange) ... here are a few random concerns and observations:• From Bloomberg: China’s Army of Global Homebuyers Is...
A few excerpts from a note by Goldman Sachs economist Spencer Hill: January Payrolls Preview We forecast that nonfarm payrolls rose 200k in January, following...
Earlier:• Lawler: The Household Conundrum, Part I: The CPS/ASEC Data• Lawler: The Household Conundrum, Part I Continued: The CPS/ASEC Data for 18-29 Year OldsFrom housing...
The DOL reported:In the week ending January 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 246,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous...
Thursday:• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 253 thousand initial claims, down from 259...
Based on a preliminary estimate from WardsAuto, light vehicle sales were at a 17.47 million SAAR in January.That is up about 2% from January 2016, and...
FOMC Statement: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic...
Earlier today, the Census Bureau reported that overall construction spending decreased in December:The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction...