Tag: u.s. economy
The August Jobs Report: 8 Things You Need To Know
The August jobs report on Friday showed that 173k jobs were created, below the 210k that was expected. The good news is both June...
Why The Fed Won’t (Shouldn’t) Raise Rates In 2015
If the Federal Reserve raises rates this year, it will be one of the worst policy mistakes made be any Central Banker (in my...
Stocks Feel The Pain Of A Slowing Global Economy
Anyone that has been reading my weekly commentaries for the last several weeks and months shouldn’t be surprised by the recent market decline. Despite...
Why Interest Rates Are Going Nowhere Fast
There has been a great deal of discussion regarding whether the Fed is going to continue down the path of ZIRP or if...
U.S. Auto Loans Rise Sharply As Sales Remain Strong
June U.S. auto sales 17.1mn units, preceded by cycle high of 17.7mn in May
Auto loans nearing $1tn; sharp rise since 3Q10; non-revolving consumer credit...
Q1 US GDP Growth Turns Negative: A Ray Of Light For...
The initial ‘advanced’ US GDP growth estimate for the first quarter of 2015 estimated that the economy grew at 0.2%. The second revision based...
April US Existing Home Sales Soften; Price Nears 2006 Peak
April US Existing Home Sales soften M/M
Price Only Five Percent Away From July 2006 Peak
US existing home sales fall 3.3 percent to a seasonally...
Are Unemployment Claims Nearing An Inflection Point?
The U.S. economy continues to churn out mixed messages.
The retail sales number on Wednesday was an outright dud. Sales in April were flat month-over-month,...
U.S. Housing Data Mixed: Home Construction ETF (ITB) In Focus
This week is perfect to be discussing U.S. housing dynamics as the March sales numbers for existing and new homes were just published. The...
March Federal Reserve Meeting: Economy Slowing, Party On
The Big Macro Event that had been hanging over the stock and bond markets the last month was finally resolved last week when the...
