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Tesla’s Deliveries Drop For First Time Since 2020, It’s Demand Not Supply
Tesla’s quarterly deliveries in the first quarter of 2024, are down 8.5% from a year earlier. It’s the first quarterly decline since 2020.
Job Quits Are Back To Normal In All Key Job Categories
The normalization of the labor market is complete. The propensity to change jobs for higher pay is at or near pre-pandemic levels in all key job areas.
Manufacturing ISM Inches Positive After 16 Months Of Contraction
On the stronger ISM data the odds of a Fed rate cut in May vanished, and June shrank.
Fed Governor Chris Waller “There’s Still No Rush” To Cut Interest Rates
On Wednesday, Fed Governor Chris Waller said he was in no rush to cut rates, and that he was waiting to see Friday’s data. Let’s go over Wallers’ speech and the data.
China Increasingly Relies On Nonproductive Investment For Growth
China’s reliance on nonproductive debt for growth has been obvious for years. But let’s go over why that is so.
Critical Backdoor Internet Security Breach Accidentally Found Before Implementation
I am fascinated by a story of how a Microsoft engineer discovered a major, heavily disguised, backdoor security breach that was years in the making, and nearly implemented.
How Much Do Food Stamps, Social Security, And Medicare Support The Economy?
Inquiring minds might be interested in a discussion of government transfer payments as a percentage of real income.
Spending, Income, And Inflation Data Do Not Support Fed Interest Rate Cutsz
The BEA reports real income is down, but personal spending jumped anyway. Inflation data is mostly as expected, but much higher than the Fed would like to see.
Case-Shiller National Home Price Index Hits New Record High
Case-Shiller updated its home price data for January this week. A look at the key charts and a discussion of why it’s hard to tell if prices are rising or falling.
Apartment List Reports Rent Prices Increase For The Second Month
Apartment List says the national price of rent is up for the second month after declining for six straight months. The measures are useful but only if you understand how best to use the report.
Real GDP For The Fourth Quarter Revised Up, GDI Jumps
The BEA revised fourth-quarter GDP from +3.2 Percent to +3.4 percent. Real GDI was a whopping +4.8 percent but discrepancies remain and charts tell a better story.
Expect A Financial Crisis In Europe With France At The Epicenter
The EU never enforced its Growth and Stability Pact or Maastricht Treaty rules. The crisis is coming to a head with France and Italy in the spotlight. The first casualty will be Green policy.
The Fed’s Balance Sheet Reduction: Mission Accomplished?
In the past year, debt held by the public has gone up by $2.8 trillion. Year-over-year debt always goes up more than the deficit because the CBO does not count Social Security deficits until they are realized.
Consumer Stress Is Evident In The Declining Price Of New Homes
To entice buyers, home builders are building cheaper and cheaper houses. What are you getting for your money?
New Home Sales Little Changed In February
New home sales were down 0.3% in Feb from an upward revision. Ignoring the revision, sales rose 0.2%. Signs of builder overoptimism are building.
In The Next 5 Years Employment In Age Groups 60+ Will Drop By ~12.5 Million
Due to age demographics, I expect employment in age groups 60 and over to decline by about 12.5 million. Let’s go over the math to see how I arrived at that number.
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