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Comments on July Employment Report

Calculated Risk

The headline jobs number in the July employment report was below expectations, and May and June payrolls were revised down by 29,000 combined. in June to the highest level since 2001. Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of people employed part time for economic reasons rose by 346,000 to 4.6

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Comments on June Employment Report

Calculated Risk

The headline jobs number in the June employment report was above expectations, however April and May payrolls were revised down by 111,000 combined. in May to the highest level since 2001. Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.2

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Question #2 for 2023: How much will job growth slow in 2023? Or will the economy lose jobs?

Calculated Risk

Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2023. Job losses in construction haven't started yet because a record number of housing units are under construction. Here are the Ten Economic Questions for 2023 and a few predictions: • Question #2 for 2023: How much will job growth slow in 2023?

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NAR: Pending Home Sales Decreased 4.0% in November, Year-over-year Down 37.8%

Calculated Risk

"Pending home sales recorded the second-lowest monthly reading in 20 years as interest rates, which climbed at one of the fastest paces on record this year, drastically cut into the number of contract signings to buy a home," said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. Falling home sales and construction have hurt broader economic activity."

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: Nasdaq logs best January since 2001 as stocks climb to cap off stellar month

MarketWatch

stocks finished in the green on Tuesday as the Nasdaq cemented its best January performance since 2001 amid a broad-based rally in equities that saw some of 2022’s worst performers take the lead. economic growth remained robust to finish off last year, with the advance reading on fourth-quarter GDP released last week showed growth of 2.9%

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At the Money: How To Know When The Fed Will Cut

The Big Picture

And there’s a fair number of people who say 70%, two thirds of the stock market without any risk at all, market risk that is – sign me up for that. It’s a number that’s put out every Thursday for the previous week. That is, over the last 50 years, an extraordinarily low number. It’s a state program.

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5 Unusual Economic Indicators That Can Tell You About the Economy

Trade Brains

Unusual Economic Indicators : You might have heard about indicators like the Big Mac Index (if you haven’t, you can read our previous article). Today, we’ll introduce you to some unusual economic indicators that might predict the economic conditions. Most Unusual Economic Indicators 1. What is it? What is the proof?

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