Ahead Of Fri’s Mar Payrolls, Feb Openings Suggest Continued Softening In Job Creation

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On Friday, March’s employment numbers will be reported. Job growth has been decelerating for months now. Amidst this comes February’s JOLTS report, which points to more softening in the jobs picture in the months ahead. In February, the US economy … Continued

Aggressive Rate-Hike Expectations Subject To Change Should Inflation Show Signs Of Stability

The Fed is using both conventional and unconventional tools to deal with surging inflation. This is bound to impact economic activity, which is already showing signs of deceleration. Inflation could be the next shoe to drop. Any signs of this … Continued

Sales Of New And Existing Homes Break Out – Genuine Or False?

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There probably is an air of excitement among U.S. housing bulls – particularly the technically oriented ones.  Sales of both new and existing homes have broken out of recent ranges. In June, new homes rose 3.5 percent month-over-month to a … Continued

U.S. Housing Data Mixed: Home Construction ETF (ITB) In Focus

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This week is perfect to be discussing U.S. housing dynamics as the March sales numbers for existing and new homes were just published.  The report was mixed.  Sales of existing homes rose 6.1 percent to an annual rate of 5.19 … Continued