In the new week, markets will navigate top-tier data, geopolitical drama, and domestic discord in
Category: economy
Priorities
There’s plenty of time between now and the election for The White House and the
Rise In Jobless Claims Adds To Economic Concerns Amid Stimulus Stalemate
870,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, more than the 840,000 the market was
Into Reverse
It’s not entirely clear “why”, but equities were reasonably well supported Wednesday, as Wall Street
What A Blue Wave Means For The Fed, According To Goldman
Over the weekend, I outlined the rather stark economic choice facing Americans as they go
Wealth, Households, Democracy, And The Illusion Thereof
Good news. US household wealth staged a “V-shaped” recovery in the second quarter. After collapsing
For The World’s Largest Economy: Two Possible Futures
On Friday, Goldman suggested that Joe Biden’s tax plan has the potential to accelerate any
Revisionist History Funded By IPOs And Forced M&A: A Glimpse Into Post-Democratic Capitalism
In “What’s Really At Stake In November“, I described the forthcoming US election as an
Jobless Claims: ‘Better’ Is An Extremely Relative Term These Days
860,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, broadly in-line with market expectations. The latest
Retail Sales Miss May Be Coal Mine Canary For US Recovery
Retail sales, one of the few top-tier economic indicators to stage a “real” V-shaped recovery,
Everyone’s A ‘Loser’: Meaningless WTO Ruling Marks Peak Absurdity In US-China Trade War
“Before the Trump administration came along and decimated the Appellate body, a case like this
Problem Solvers
Reasonably strong activity data out of China was enough to bolster global risk appetite on
‘Collapse’ Art: De-Urbanization Reimagined
One might fairly question some of the more dire predictions about the extent to which
Amid Summer Stock Storm, A Dove Yawns
Barring some kind of truly dramatic, nightmarish spiral in risk assets on Monday and Tuesday,
Inflation Prep With Kevin Muir And Koyfin CEO Rob Koyfman
There is perhaps no more vociferous debate in the always exciting world of macroeconomics than
Inflation Comes In Hot For Second Month As Markets Appraise Fed’s Policy Shift
You might recall that core inflation rose the most since 1991 in July, an anomalous
Risky Business
US equities careened about in choppy trading on Thursday, before ultimately closing sharply lower amid
‘I Thought This Was Supposed To Last!’ Extra Jobless Benefits Dry Up
“The Montana Department of Labor & Industry today was informed in a call with the
Jobless Claims Point To Unhappy Equilibrium
Hopes for additional virus relief from Congress faded this week, with the GOP’s “skinny” bill
Biden Fiscal Platform ‘Not A Manifesto On Modern Monetary Theory,’ JPMorgan Says
Ted Cruz on Wednesday said he doesn’t think Congress is going to pass another stimulus
Dystopia Revisited: ‘Central-Bankism’ And ‘The Next Normal’
It’s with varying degrees of success that I’ve endeavored to explain to casual readers what,
Volatility The Wayward Traveler (Unemployment Abyss 2045)
Perhaps the most important thing to understand about the societal unrest that continues to play
Permanent Job Losses Surged In August (And Other Reality Checks)
And now for the bad news. As is customary in the post-pandemic reality, a quick
August Jobs Report Puts US Nearly Halfway To Recovering Pandemic Losses, Unemployment Rate Drops
Evidence on the US labor market was mixed coming into August payrolls on Friday. Jobless
Attention-Deficit Disorder
On Thursday, investors received a decidedly unwelcome reminder that stocks can (and will) occasionally fall,
881,000 (Newly ‘Adjusted’) Jobless Claims — That’s What ‘Good’ Is In 2020
The legislature is suffering from a particularly acute bout of paralysis, above and beyond the
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