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US Composite PMI Suggests the Economy is On the Verge of Recession

Mish Talk

The PMI numbers are diffusion indexes. With the exception of the early stages of the pandemic, the decrease in total new sales was the sharpest since 2009. November even saw increasing numbers of suppliers, factories and service providers offering discounts to help boost flagging sales. October: 47.8). 3-month low. 30-month low.

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Thursday links: perma-bear positioning

Abnormal Returns

Markets The credit markets are very different than they were in 2009. axios.com) How Airbnb ($ABNB) has cut down on the number of prohibited parties. etf.com) Economy The Fed has hiked 11 of the last 13 meetings. semafor.com) Despite a slowdown, the warehouse industry is raising rents.

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

Calculated Risk

2) Employment: The economy added 4.5 Or will the economy lose jobs? Job losses in construction haven't started yet because a record number of housing units are under construction. If the Fed drives the economy into recession (to cool inflation), then we could see job losses in 2023. Or will the economy lose jobs?

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10 Monday AM Reads

The Big Picture

My back from vacay morning reads: • Pandemic Start-Ups Are Thriving, and Helping to Fuel the Economy : A record surge in new businesses has helped drive job growth, and could have longer-term benefits. ( Cutter has put-up impressive numbers since its 2022 launch, and now manages more than $500 million in institutional assets.

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5 Unusual Economic Indicators That Can Tell You About the Economy

Trade Brains

However, there are many other lesser-known indicators that can actually provide valuable insights and are helpful for the economy. Back in the autumn of 2001, he noticed that when the US economy was struggling due to the recession, lipstick sales were actually going up instead of down. Keep reading to find out what they are!

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Vehicle Sales: Fleet Turnover Ratio and the Inflation Impact

Calculated Risk

Back in early 2009, I wrote a couple of posts arguing there would be an increase in auto sales - Vehicle Sales (Jan 2009) and Looking for the Sun (Feb 2009). This was an out-of-the-consensus call and helped me call the bottom for the US economy in mid-2009. Here is another update to the U.S. fleet turnover graph.

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Market Commentary: The Summer Rally Continues Amid Strong Job Gains

Carson Wealth

May job growth surprised to the upside with the economy adding a robust 272,000 jobs. Even more impressive is the past four times this happened (1997, 2003, 2009, and 2020) all saw at least double-digit returns. How the consumer is tapped out, the economy is headed for a recession, only a few stocks are going up, and so on endlessly.

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