Week Ending August 19th, 2022 Initial jobless claims improved… Job market continues to be tight and still on the mend. What does it mean – The key takeaway from the report is twofold: first, the initial claims level is still a long way from pre-recession levels; and secondly, this report covers the week in which […]
Week Ending July 8th, 2022 Nonfarm payrolls… Increased 372,000 in June. beating the consensus expected 265,000. What does it mean – Overall, good news and really strong numbers for the economy. Payroll gains grew by 539,000 per month in Q1 and 375,000 per month in Q2. The big issue is the participation levels continue to […]
Week Ending July 1st, 2022 Who’s business is it?… Since the beginning of COVID, the shutting down of our economy by government mandates at multiple levels gave in to big government and big business and we gave up a bit of our freedom for the perception of safety. Fortunately, even big business is now speaking […]