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 – July 8 2019
The U.S. Economy Created 224,000 Jobs in June… The jobs number was well ahead of the consensus estimate of 165,000. Unemployment ticked up from 3.6% to 3.7%. What it means – Everyone who claimed ...
Week In Review – July 1 2019
Dallas Federal Reserve Manufacturing Survey Drops to Three-Year Low… The survey’s general activity index was expected to rebound from -5.3 to -1.0. Instead, it fell further to be -12.1. What it ...
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 – January 7 2019
The U.S. Economy Created 312,000 Jobs in December… The gains far outpaced the 184,000 forecast. What it means – Adding to the seemingly good news was the upward revision of the October and November ...