Q4 2016: Ho Ho – Oh No
FOURTH QUARTER GROWTH ESTIMATE SLASHED … We wrote earlier this month on improved prospects for the 2016 holiday shopping season. Meanwhile the most recent quarterly...
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Robert Romano: Donald Trump’s “Four Percent” Challenge
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HOW THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION CAN ACHIEVE ITS ECONOMIC OBJECTIVE … || By ROBERT ROMANO || On the campaign trail, one of the most far-reaching promises...
October Jobs Report: Labor Force Exodus Resumes
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FINAL PRE-ELECTION REPORT ISSUED … The final government jobs report prior to next Tuesday’s elections is in … and the numbers aren’t good. According to the...
Major Spike In U.S. Consumer Comfort
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CAN IT HOLD? With a make-or-break holiday shopping season approaching, consumer comfort in the United States received an unexpectedly strong boost this week – with...
3Q 2016 Economic Growth Estimate Slashed
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THE “RECOVERY” ROLLS ON … The Atlanta Federal Reserve has slashed its “Nowcast” growth estimate for the third quarter all the way down to 1.9 percent...
Balls! Consumer Comfort Tanks …
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MEASURE HITS 2016 LOW … This week we were really going to try and focus on some good news for a change. We were going to do...
About Those “Soaring” Income Levels
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MORE “RIGGED” RECOVERY … Some days we grow weary of our “contrarian” role in the marketplace of ideas. Seriously … it would be nice to...
Consumer Economy Still Struggling
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KEY ECONOMIC INDICATOR DEMONSTRATING “REMARKABLE INSTABILITY” Despite this week’s news that U.S. incomes rose last year for the first time since 2007, American consumers continue...
American Incomes: Everything Is Awesome!
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RIGHT? Median household income in the United States climbed by an unexpectedly large 5.2 percent in 2015, according to data released this week by the...
US Employment Estimates Lowered
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GOVERNMENT KILLS 150,000 JOBS … With the stroke of a pen, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) killed 150,000 jobs this week. Ouch, right? According...