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Y-o-Y Employment Is Up An Average Of 136K Per Month, Jobs 211,000 Per Month
Year over year employment is up an average of 136,000 per month. Jobs are up an average of 211,000 a month. Employment, a household survey measure, is more volatile than jobs, an establishment survey measure. The divergence is large even though the trends look alike. Jobs vs. Employment Level The trends are in the […]
Upcoming Earnings To Watch: WBA, DAL, JPM
Brace yourselves, earnings season is coming. But unlike in Game of Thrones, where the ever-present threat of winter is an ominous warning of hard times to come, Q3 report season could be exactly what Wall Street needs in order to buck a handful of headwinds keeping stocks at bay. It might seem somewhat silly to worry […]
Dividend Income September 2018
Another month has passed and it is already October, so it is time for one of my favorite monthly posts, the dividend income update September. Well, it was another good month for my dividend income and I again managed it to improve my income compared to the year before. The ninth month of 2018 was […]
Pre-October USDA Crop Report
Market Analysis After above-normal temperatures advanced the maturity of the 2018 corn and soybeans crops this past season, current excessive rains are threatening parts of the western Midwest for the second time this crop year. Early season yields from the ECB have been generally good to excellent for both corn and soybeans, but a more […]
Asia-Pacific Calendar – The Week Ahead
By Steven Levine (Video length 00:02:47) Interactive Brokers senior market analyst Steven Levine provides some highlights for what to look for in the Asia-Pacific region in the week beginning October 8.
ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update – Friday, Oct. 5
This morning’s release of the publicly available data from ECRI puts its Weekly Leading Index (WLI) at 149.1, up from the previous week’s 148.4. Year-over-year the four-week moving average of the indicator is now at 3.01%, down from last week. The WLI Growth indicator is now at 0.48, up from the previous week. “Outsized Gains […]
U.S. Natural Gas Exports More Than Double: 4 Stocks In Focus
Adoption of alternative energy sources has increased significantly, given increasing awareness about reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering rate of climate change. While renewables like solar and wind are more preferred options when it comes to the development of a carbon-constrained environment, demand for natural gas is gaining steam as it is the cleanest fossil […]
Recapping The Rise In Yields And The Jobs Number
(Audio length 00:10:08) Chris Temple joins me today to recap the rise in yields over this week. We are also seeing the steepening of the yield curve. The jobs number this week was net neutral but one thing it does is give the fed further cover to continue on its rate hiking path.
Trade Deficit Widens Despite Tariffs: Record Deficits With China, Mexico
Today’s trade report will set off hows from trump. Imports up, exports down. Record deficits with China and Mexico. The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $53.2 billion in August, up $3.2 billion from $50.0 billion in July, revised. Exports, Imports, and Balance August […]
