A “tough” year for the resale US housing market ended on a high note, data
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US Employers Were Hiring As The Calendar Flipped
Another week, another decent read on a high-frequency proxy for private payroll growth in the
Now Hiring. Or At Least Not Firing
The overall US hiring impulse was the strongest in eight months in December, a private-sector
America’s ‘Jobs-Jobless’ Ratio Tumbles To Lowest Since 2021
If you were curious, job openings across the world’s largest economy plunged in November, a
What Labor Market Weakness? US Jobless Claims Dive Anew
Is it even worth documenting US jobless claims anymore? I honestly don’t know, because as
Did Tesla Just Deliver A Stealth Sales Warning?
Was that a stealth sales warning? In a move one observer described as “highly unusual,”
Is The US Hiring Slowdown Already Over?
Another week, another decent showing for a “real-time” US labor market indicator. Note the scare
The Best Liquidity Conditions Ever?
With the Fed all set to begin reserve management buying of T-bills (and, “if necessary,”
Is The US Labor Market Re-Heating Behind The Scenes?
On a day when delayed and distorted BLS data failed to assuage concerns about an
Was 2025 The Worst Year Ever For US Homebuilders?
It’s probably fair to call 2025 one of the worst years ever for homebuilder sentiment
US Jobless Claims Soar As Turkey Distortion Disappears
The holiday-impacted plunge in initial US jobless claims was an anomaly. Who could’ve known? Last
US Hiring Registers A Pulse, Small Business Worry Grows
Good news: The trend in US private sector hiring improved late last month. That was
Holiday-Impacted Claims Plunge Is Meaningless
Mind the holiday distortion. I’ll say it again: Mind the holiday distortion. I’m not necessarily
Green Shoots? US Home Purchase Apps Hit 33-Month High
Don’t look now, but a key measure of purchase activity in the still-beset US housing
Behold: Rent Deflation
Good news for America’s renters. That’s something I don’t say very often. Maybe I shouldn’t
Spare A Thought For America’s Impoverished Retail Workers
As Black Friday approaches and America enters the holiday shopping season, spare a thought for
Meanwhile, In US Housing…
Good news, although I realize most of you aren’t here for that. Contract activity in
Forlorn US Housing Can’t Catch A Damn Break
They’re, um, still struggling to buy the homes. “They” is any American who wants a
AI Bubble Tail Risk Rises Sharply Among Fund Managers
It feels like this should go without saying by now, which is why I relegated
Are Traders Front-Running The Leveraged ETF Rebalance?
Way back last week (time flies when you’re over 40), I casually mentioned that leveraged
Tech Downside Likely Amplified By Leveraged Stock ETFs
Earlier this week, I highlighted (or re-highlighted is more apt given the number of times
In US Housing, Turnover’s Never Been Lower
America’s resale housing market remains woefully — perennially, even– beset. Closings have managed just a
Lower Mortgage Rates Fail To Revive Moribund US Housing
Flat. That was contract activity in the US housing market last month. Wednesday’s sole, lonely
America’s Inflation-Adjusted Housing Wealth Shrinks Again
Don’t look now, but America’s housing wealth declined a third straight month in inflation-adjusted terms.
‘If This Was A Normal Cycle’
In “This Time Was Different” I talked at some length about the uniqueness of the
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