To say it’ll be a busy week for fundamentals-focused traders and investors would be to
Category: economy
The Art Of The Hawkish Step-Down
Jerome Powell’s birthday is coming up. Upon ascending the Fed chairmanship in 2018, Powell was
US Consumers Real Tired Of Inflation
Real personal spending in the US fell three times more than expected last month, data
Potemkin Village
Americans bought 644,000 new homes last year, the government said Thursday. That was the fewest
Reply Hazy. Try Again Later
The US economy grew more briskly than expected in the final three months of 2022,
‘Stagflation!’ Screamed The PMIs
I’m not sure where we are this week when it comes to the good news-bad
11 In A Row
11 straight months. That’s a long time when you’re talking about deleterious trends, and in
The Single Life
US housing starts fell a fourth month in December, and figures for the prior two
Bold Claims
The US economy may be headed into recession faster than many believe, but the labor
The Petroyuan Meme
At one point Wednesday, the most read stories on Bloomberg’s public website were, in order,
Is The US Recession Already Here?
US industry is powering down and layoffs among America’s tech titans are piling up. When
The Medicine Is Working
Markets were handed another favorable piece of US inflation news Wednesday, when producer price growth
Landing The Plane After All?
If you ask Goldman’s clients, the odds of a US recession in 2023 are pretty
Suspicious Data Suggests China Avoided Deep Economic Slump
The Chinese economy held up far better than feared in the fourth quarter and retail
Survival Of The Richest
This’ll sound callous: There’s no utility left in lamenting the worsening trends in global inequality.
Not There Yet
Those expecting a third consecutive downside surprise from consumer price growth in the US were
Is The Permafrost Finally Thawing In Japan?
Japan famously suffers from a number of economic maladies, some of which are generally seen
Independence Day
If you read any overdramatized market wraps produced by mainstream financial media outlets headed into
Spare A Thought For The Small Businesses
“Overall, small business owners are not optimistic about 2023,” Bill Dunkelberg sighed on Tuesday morning
Markets Enjoy More Incrementally Good Inflation News
Although it’s only as good as this week’s CPI report and, after that, the first
Balloon Animals
The good vibes on Wall Street engendered by last week’s “Goldilocks” jobs report are set
Is The US Profit Recession Finally Here?
Those of a bearish persuasion have waited six months (at least) for concrete evidence to
Bad Service!
The US labor market is still hanging tough, according to this week’s slate of top-tier
Crucial US Jobs Report Is Goldilocks With Asterisk
The US economy added 223,000 jobs in December, the government said Friday. That was ahead
Europe’s Caveat-Laden Inflation Drop Eyed Warily
Allahu Akbar! Inflation in Europe receded more than expected in December, data out Friday showed.
US Jobs Market Refuses To Surrender
Thursday brought more robust jobs data out of the US economy, underscoring the Fed’s uphill
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