November Payrolls +263k

In another surprise (not), November Payrolls increased more than expected It's a process, rolling an economy over. November Payrolls exceeded expectations and given the season and the nature of Payrolls…

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ISM continues to decelerate

The September ISM shows manufacturing continuing to weaken Of course, this is a forward looking economic indicator, so why would our friends at the inflation-fighting Federal Reserve take it or…

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August Payrolls +315,000

Payrolls still frisky but no big surprise Not too hot, not too cold. The Good Ship Lollipop sails on with its jobs machine still cranking. You can click the graphic…

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July Payrolls +528,000

BLS reports job gains of 528,000 in July Click headline, get full BLS report. This ought to keep Hazel good and busy as Americans lap up Professional & Business services,…

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ISM & Payrolls

May ISM and Payrolls both positive Today the backward looking Payrolls report gets the headlines but this week saw another important economic report. One that probably contains more important information.…

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Inflation hitting retailers hard

Target and Walmart hit hard with cost increases What good are increased sales when every unit of sales is subject to pressured margins? It's another manifestation of our antlered friend,…

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Payrolls +428,000

April Payrolls increase by 428,000 You can get all the details of yet another strong BLS report by clicking the blurb: Drilling into it we find Leisure and Hospitality leading…

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Payrolls: Good news! Bad news! +467K

January payrolls +467,000, despite Omicron (which was so Q4 2021) In. The. Bag. Omicron always was going to come down as rapidly as it spiked up. Anyway, January payrolls blew…

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