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Yet Another Month Of Questionable Federal Jobs Data As 310,000 Fewer People Report Having Jobs
Article By:
Ryan McMaken
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023 2:04 AM EDT
May appears to be yet another month in which it seems nearly every economic indicator except the payroll jobs data points to an economic slowdown.
Have We Whipped Inflation Now?
Article By:
Dean Baker
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Monday, June 5, 2023 11:37 PM EDT
The big issue, which is still unresolved, is whether we will need to see a substantial rise in the unemployment rate to bring inflation under control. The most recent wage data suggest that we may not.
ISM Services Drops To A Barely Above Contraction Level Of 50.3%
Article By:
Mish Shedlock
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Monday, June 5, 2023 4:00 PM EDT
ISM manufacturing has been signaling recession for six months.
Inflation: A Decomposition To Profits, Unit Costs
Article By:
Menzie Chinn
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Monday, June 5, 2023 2:36 PM EDT
The price of real gross value added for the nonfinancial corporate business sector is not a typically cited deflator. It’s useful to compare against CPI and PCE deflator.
ECRI: Market “O-shit” Moment Yet To Come
Article By:
Danielle Park, CFA
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Monday, June 5, 2023 2:24 PM EDT
Under the hood, the actual average work week contracted to 34.3 hours and is back to January 2020 levels.
Credit Card Debt On The Rise
Article By:
Martin Armstrong
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Monday, June 5, 2023 2:12 PM EDT
Credit card debt in the US spiked to its highest quarterly level in Q4 2022 after increasing by $85.8 billion.
ISM Reports Add To U.S. Recession Fears
Article By:
ING Economics
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Monday, June 5, 2023 12:15 PM EDT
The U.S. may be adding jobs in huge numbers but the key ISM business surveys cast serious doubt on how long this can last.
Nasdaq 100 Index: Morgan Stanley Sees A Moment Of Reckoning
Article By:
Invezz
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Monday, June 5, 2023 9:42 AM EDT
The Nasdaq 100 index continued its bullish rally as risks to the American economy eased. The index surged to a high of $14,557, the highest level since April last year. In all, the index has surged by more than 39% from the lowest level in 2022.
Raising The Debt Ceiling Solves Very Little
Article By:
Bruce Wilds
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Monday, June 5, 2023 9:32 AM EDT
Now that the debt ceiling has been raised it appears we are all saved, or are we? While the market took a sigh of relief and started partying does not mean all is well.
Dollar Gains Extended, Oil Steadies At Higher Levels
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Monday, June 5, 2023 8:32 AM EDT
The US dollar has extended its post-employment gains today, helped by firmer rates and several countries seeing downward revisions from the preliminary May PMI. July WTI gapped higher after the Saudi Arabia announced a cut of 1 million barrels a day.
US Stock Futures Stable As Market Digests Strong Performance
Article By:
The Private Banker
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Monday, June 5, 2023 6:33 AM EDT
US stock futures showed little change on Monday, following a strong rally last week, with all major indexes finishing near breakeven.
Small-Caps Catch Up…
Article By:
Macro-Ops
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Monday, June 5, 2023 6:26 AM EDT
In this week’s Dirty Dozen Chart Pack, we talk about stubborn bears, further upside in risk assets, the case for a small-caps catch up play, cover one sided positioning in bonds, pitch a homebuilder supply stock and a long ETHUSD trade, plus more…