Japan famously suffers from a number of economic maladies, some of which are generally seen
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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
Crucial US Labor Market Data Shows No Rebalancing Progress
There were 10.458 million job openings across the US economy on the last business day
Worst-Case Conjuncture With A Silver Lining
If you wanted to, you could describe Wednesday’s key data out of the world’s largest
Recompense
At this rate, the Weimar jokes may be out of fashion by the end of
When Bad Counts As Optimistic
What’s worth highlighting when nothing’s worth highlighting? That’s a question I grapple with during long
If 2023 Brings A US Recession, Don’t Expect Congress To Help
I thought this was obvious, but apparently not: The prospects of fiscal measures to bolster
No, Michael Burry Didn’t Say The US Is In A Recession
Michael Burry kicked off the new year with a prediction. “Inflation peaked. But it is
Fed Starts 2023 With ‘Long Way To Go’ On Key Metric
By the end of the first week of the rest of our lives, we’ll have
Back To Business
It’ll be back to something like business as usual in the new week, when traders
China’s Reopening Bust Laid Bare By Disastrous Data
Guess what? China’s decision to roll back strict pandemic curbs didn’t lead to a surge
The Marvelous Stupidity Of The US Debt-Ceiling Debate
I have a very difficult time countenancing the debt-limit debate as it manifests in soundbites
Double-Edged Swords
Seemingly everything is a double-edged sword these days from a macro perspective. More to the
Results Pending, Hope Floats
I doubt anyone needed additional evidence to support the contention that the US housing market
‘Placeholders For When Something Goes Wrong’
There are a laundry list of reasons to cast a wary eye at the rate
US Home Prices Won’t Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Data released on Tuesday underscored both the impact of the Fed’s ongoing quest to extinguish
Goldman’s ‘Most Out-Of-Consensus Call’ For 2023
Goldman’s most out-of-consensus call for 2023 is arguably their most important. Generally speaking, economists and
When Life Gives You COVID, Make Lemonade
Notwithstanding ongoing tension in the US tech space, market sentiment was cautiously constructive coming off
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