This morning underscored why we saw two dissenting voices at the Fed meeting on Wednesday; no matter which way you look at it – employment numbers, unemployment rate, wage growth – the labor market ...
Economic Trends
Rates Drop, What’s Next?
The quarter point drop is a welcome preventative measure. While the labor market and consumer spending remain strong, it increasingly looks as if the American consumer is propping up the global ...
Existing Home Sales Disappoint, But Low Interest Rates Are Only Part of the Story
U.S home sales disappointed as a key economic indicator fell more than expected in June. Today the National Association of Realtors announced that existing home sales dropped 1.7% in June from the ...
March 2019 – Nationwide Job Numbers, A Dream for Spring
Independent of the ongoing debate about whether the Fed overreached on the pace of their interest rate increases, this morning’s March employment numbers are a great bump heading into the spring. The ...