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FY2014 Federal Deficit Improvement Will Be Short-Lived
written by Michael Lewis on October 16, 2014
FMI’s commentary on FY2014 federal budget results.
Data Round-Up: Claims, Regionals, Industrial Production -- A Very Good Day
written by Michael Lewis on October 16, 2014
FMI’s analyses of today’s October Philadelphia Fed Regional Manufacturing survey (and other Fed Bank surveys), September Industrial Production report and the latest Weekly UI Claims & Rail Traffic data.
Ebola Crisis Should Have Modest Economic Impact on US
written by Michael Lewis on October 15, 2014
FMI’s commentary on the likely economic effects of the Ebola crisis.
Data Round-Up: A Soft September But Trends Remain Healthy
written by Michael Lewis on October 15, 2014
FMI’s analyses of today’s September Retail Sales and August Business Inventories reports as well as a review of September PPI data.
Data Round-Up: Small Businesses Plan Some Pick-Up In Hiring
written by Michael Lewis on October 14, 2014
While small firms remain somewhat pessimistic, the NFIB survey shows that they have begun to increase hiring and that they plan to do more in coming months. Wages are also rising, albeit gradually.
Data Round-Up: Small Businesses Plan Some Pick-Up In Hiring
written by Michael Lewis on October 14, 2014
While small firms remain somewhat pessimistic, the NFIB survey shows that they have begun to increase hiring and that they plan to do more in coming months. Wages are also rising, albeit gradually.
Data Round-Up: Dollar Appreciation Having Little to No Effect on Trade Prices
written by Michael Lewis on October 10, 2014
FMI’s analysis of recent US dollar movements and today’s September Import and Export Prices.
Data Round-Up: Initial UI Claims Remain Low, Job Openings Climb
written by Michael Lewis on October 09, 2014
FMI’s review of the latest Weekly Initial UI Claims data and this week’s August Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) results.
New ‘Ultimate’ Labor Indicators Offer More Noise than News
written by Michael Lewis on October 08, 2014
FMI’s commentary on the dueling Labor Market Conditions Indices released this week by the Federal Reserve and the Kansas City Fed.
Unemployment, By Any Measure, Keeps Getting Better
written by Michael Lewis on October 07, 2014
FMI’s commentary on the various measures of unemployment for September.
