Consumer Credit Rose at a 1.5% Annualized Rate, Down From 3.6% in March… First-quarter credit rose 3.2%, less than the 2.4% rate in the last quarter of 2023. What it means— Easing credit growth ...
Week In Review – January 15 2024
Consumer Price Index up 0.3% in December, up 3.4% Over Last Year… Core inflation rose 0.3% over the month and 3.9% for the year. What it means— Consumers are ticked off. While average weekly ...
Week In Review – December 11 2023
The U.S. Economy Created 199,000 Jobs in November, up from 150,000 in October… The unemployment rate dipped from 3.9% to 3.7%. What it means— Investors are scratching their heads to make sense of ...
Week In Review – November 14 2023
Last Week’s Positive Momentum Based on the Treasury Issuance Announcement Carried Over to This Week… The changes drove hedge funds and institutions from net short to net long, pushing yields down and ...
Week In Review – August 14 2023
Consumer Prices Rose 0.2% in July, Are Up 3.2% Over Last Year… Core inflation also rose 0.2% last month and is up 4.7% over last year. What it means— Annual inflation rose a bit last month while ...