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, ...
Week In Review – October 1 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Directs Several Committees to Begin an Impeachment Inquiry… The news isn’t financial exactly, but it definitely weighed on the markets. When the story broke, the Dow Jones ...
Week In Review – August 5 2019
The U.S. Created 164,000 Jobs in July... The number was just above the expectation of 150,000, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) cut the jobs numbers in May and June by 41,000. What it means ...
Week In Review – June 3 2019
President Trump Announces Tariffs on Mexican Imports… In an effort to prod the Mexican government to stem the flow of Central American immigrants crossing the nation to apply for asylum in the U.S., ...
Week In Review – March 6 2019
U.S. Fourth-Quarter GDP Increased 2.6%... The report beat the lowered expectation of 1.8%, helped by consumer spending and business spending. What it means – Economic reports showed continued ...