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The Seasonal Factor & January’s Encouraging Employment Report

Feb 6, 2012, 8:17 AM

January’s payrolls report looks convincingly strong to many economists, but some skeptics warn that the seasonal adjustment in first month of the year is usually... Read »

Private Payrolls Post A Surprisingly Strong Gain In January

Feb 3, 2012, 10:04 AM

Today’s employment report from the U.S. Labor Department delivered a hefty blow against the idea that recession risk is high for the immediate future. Private... Read »

Gain in Tech Help-Wanted Ads: Good News for Labor Market

Feb 3, 2012, 9:55 AM

After months of stagnation, labor demand appears to be perking up again, according to the latest data from The Conference Board Help Wanted Online report. Led by... Read »

More Housing Bailouts

Feb 2, 2012, 10:23 AM

If you have a mortgage for more than the value of your home, then you cannot refinance the whole amount with a new lender, because (nowadays, anyway) lenders are... Read »

Fed Transparency

Feb 2, 2012, 8:19 AM

A lot has already been written on the FOMC’s latest efforts to increase the transparency of its conduct of monetary policy.  It has been a long, drawn-out, deliberate... Read »

Continued Improvement for Manufacturing Activity in January

Feb 1, 2012, 11:37 AM

January looked a bit better through the prism of the ISM manufacturing index, which rose again last month to 54.1 from December’s 53.1. That’s the third... Read »

ADP: Job Growth Slows In January

Feb 1, 2012, 11:33 AM

Job growth slowed in January, according to ADP. It wasn’t a cataclysmic slowdown, but it’s enough to keep the debate about recession risk bubbling. U.S.... Read »

Europe Needs a Real Fiscal Union

Feb 1, 2012, 11:24 AM

The rhetoric is heating up as we head into Monday’s European Union’s summit.  On one hand, we see rumors circulating that a deal in the Greek debt talks... Read »

I Don’t See How This Can Continue

Feb 1, 2012, 11:22 AM

The European unemployment numbers are out.  The story from the Financial Times: Unemployment in the 17 euro countries climbed to 10.4 per cent in December, with... Read »

The Biggest Risk to the Economy in 2012

Feb 1, 2012, 11:17 AM

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos a few days ago, said the “critical risks” facing the American economy this year... Read »

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