With so little to like about Japan’s own economy, the Japanese long ago had come to count on putting their money and their efforts elsewhere. General...
A busy week in store Another fascinating week in the markets and there’s little reason to think there isn’t plenty more to come in the final...
As the average cost of a ride on Uber, Lyft and other “rideshare” services has risen over the years, it’s become clear these companies were never...
US stocks did not know how to react to a complex jobs report. An adequate jobs report continues to pave the way for the Fed to...
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) shares are advancing this Friday despite the fact that the Nonfarm Payrolls report showed that the U.S. added only 194K...
The U.S. economy added far less jobs in September than expected, the United States Bureau of Labour Statistics said in its employment report this morning. According...
The index of aggregate hours rose 0.9 in September, the largest rise since March. The post Mixed Jobs Report: Economy Adds Just 194,000 Jobs, but Unemployment...
Job creation might well have slowed, but a deeper dive into employment data suggests the picture is actually pretty rosy.
Payrolls Huge Miss: Just 194K Jobs Added In September, Even As Unemployment Rate Tumbles, Wages Rise Well, coming into today's payrolls report we said that the...
Who's Hiring And Who's Firing In September... And What Was Behind The Dismal Jobs Print If one looks at the weeds of today's jobs report which...
Overview: The dollar is narrowly mixed and bid ahead of the jobs report. The Scandis lead advancing major currencies, while the yen and Australian dollar are the...
After Wednesday's impressive rebound the bulls are regaining confidence and attempted a run for the 50-dma yesterday. With control back in their hands, the first big...
Overview: The animal spirits have been reanimated today. Encouraged by the dramatic reversal in oil and gas prices, a deal in the US that pushes off the...
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release September’s numbers on the state of the U.S. labor market. August employment growth came in lower...
Inflation Bites! Rising Prices Are Eating Up Personal Income Gains Via SchiffGold.com, Inflation bites! Personal income rose again in August, but once again rising prices ate...
By Francesca Caselli and Prachi Mishra عربي, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский A key question is what combination of events could cause persistently faster price gains. The...
We’ve got one central bank over here in America which appears as if its members can’t wait to “taper”, bringing up both the topic and using...
Landlords Express Frustration With LA's Eviction Moratorium As State Eviction Ban Ends Authored by Micaela Ricaforte via The Epoch Times, Landlords in California breathed a sigh...
Last night, Autodata reported its first estimates for September auto sales in the US. According to its own as well as those compiled by the Bureau...
It’s now been more than eighteen months since governments began the new social experiment now known as “lockdowns.” Prior to 2020, forced “social distancing” was generally...
How Long Will It Take To 'Normalize'... And What Will 'Normal' Look Like? Authored by Bill Blain via MorningPorridge.com, “Don’t waste October sun…” Christmas is cancelled...
Key Events This Week: Payrolls, PMIs And Politics Previewing the week's main event, DB's Jim Reid writes that unless there is a marked deterioration across the...
The Post-Pandemic World Is One Of Widespread Dependence On Government Authored by Per Bylund via The Mises Institute, The state strives for power, and what grants...
The Next "Lehman Moment" - Will China Try To Create A Dangerous Diversion? Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, The happy talk out of Wall Street...
The broader U.S. stock market averages kicked off the fourth quarter on Friday with solid gains across the board. However, the S&P 500 fell more than...
In the week ahead, the US September employment report is the high-frequency data highlight. It is the last non-farm payroll report before the November 2-3 FOMC...
A challenging period for the markets Nerves are starting to creep into the markets which will make the final months of the year very interesting. The...
Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Jump To Worst In 7 Weeks After unexpectedly jumping to five-week highs last week, analysts expected initial jobless claims to return to...
Quantitative easing enables central banks to purchase predetermined amounts of government bonds and other assets to help inject money into the economy. The post What is...
Is it delta COVID? Or the widely reported labor shortage? Something has created a soft patch in the presumed indestructible US economy still hopped up on...