S&P futures were up 5-6 handles going into the jobs report, and despite some dismal data they remain higher perhaps on hopes that the Fed’s exit from QE will not be so hasty. The US economy added 74,000 jobs in December, well below expectations of nearly 200,000, while the unemployme...
1. He does not understand that “unwinding” the Fed’s balance sheet is nothing to be concerned about. As I havewritten previously, this will occur naturally as banks pay-off their loans that the Fed extended in the crisis, and as banks repurchase the assets they sold to the Fed to ob...
CHARLIE EVANS LOOSENS UP; Why does Chicago Fed boss pitch inflation? Jobs, jobs, jobs.Strahler, Steven R
It's also worth mentioning that anyone who has been here any length of time will have worked alongside the Thai office girl who pulls in barely 15,000 baht a month but always has the latest smartphone, manages to run a car and still has money left over to socialize and dress well. Th...
If you have solar power and are participating in net metering, your digital net meter will record your usage, as well as track the energy fed back into the grid, and help utility companies determine your total (net) energy usage and the amount they should bill. ...
Markets tread water ahead of jobs report, Fed meeting: Oil prices fall, but so does measure of service sectorMichael J. Martinez
Does Uncertainty Cost the Economy Jobs? Fed Researchers Call It a Big ProblemFor several years many Americans have said uncertainty is holding the economy down. Now some researchers are pointing to evidence that the problem is a large one.Trumbull, Mark...
Janet Yellen Called the Housing Bust and Has Been Mostly Right on Jobs. Does She Have What It Takes to Lead the Fed? (Posted 2013-08- 17 22:56:39)Neil IrwinYlan Q Mui
It is also conducive to the development of agricultural infrastructure. Rain-fed agriculture leads to low yields in SSA, while better governance will be able to mobilize factors of production such as labor, capital and technology to build infrastructure such as irrigation, rural roads and ...