The U.S. and China Signed Phase 1 of Trade Deal... The U.S. will restrain from more tariffs and the Chinese will better protect intellectual property and buy more U.S. goods and services. What it ...
Week In Review – January 13 2020
The U.S. Created 145,000 Jobs in December, Missing Expectations of 165,000... The unemployment rate remained at 3.5%. What it means – A miss of 20,000 jobs in an economy of more than 150 million is ...
Week In Review – January 6 2020
Phase One of Trade Deal to Be Signed January 15… President Trump announced he and the Chinese Vice Premier would sign the first phase in the reduction of the trade war on January 15 at the White ...
Week In Review – December 17 2019
President Trump Says China Trade Deal Is ‘Very Close’... The President heavily hinted that the two nations might reach a deal before the next set of tariffs take effect on Sunday. What it means – ...
Week In Review – December 9 2019
The U.S. Economy Created 266,000 Jobs in November... The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, a new 50-year low. What it means – The jobs number beat the expectation of 180,000, and the BLS bumped up ...
Week In Review – December 2 2019
New Home Sales Essentially Unchanged in October at Recent High Level... New homes sold at an annual pace of 733,000 units in October, pushing the three-month average to a 12-year high. What it ...
Week In Review – November 25 2019
Fed Minutes Show a Consensus for Taking a Break... Minutes from the central bank’s last meeting show the members are split on lowering rates but agree on stepping back for a while. What it means – ...
Week In Review – November 18 2019
U.S. – China Trade Talks Take a Step Back... President Trump contradicted the Chinese, saying no deal had been reached, and the talks stalled over Chinese purchases of U.S. farm goods. What it ...
Week In Review – November 11 2019
U.S. and China Agree in Principle on Path to End Trade War... The two sides agreed to remove some tariffs in what is being called phase one of the end of the trade war. What it means – The two ...
Week In Review – November 4 2019
The U.S. Economy Created 128,000 Jobs in October... The unemployment rate ticked up 0.1% to 3.6%, still near 50-year lows. What it means – The modest number beat the low expectation of 85,000 jobs, ...