Jobless claims continue recent strong streak Programming note: I’ll put up separate posts on durable goods orders, real manufacturing and trade sales, and the Q4 GDP reports later. Initial jobless…

…of new homes climbed to the fastest annual rate in more than a year, durable goods orders topped estimates and consumer confidence reached the highest level since the start of 2022, according…

…50+ years there have been spikes higher than 12.5% which dissipated within 2 months, and did not correlate with an oncoming recession. Only when the increased number is durable does…

…the Palestinians will never accept Israel’s right to exist.  Maybe.  But a cold peace may develop into something more durable.  Protestants and Catholics learned to live together. It seems unlikely…

…creating the Sunni insurgency — is almost impossible. He goes on to make some sensible suggestions for post war priorities, with the aim of moving towards a durable peace.  Of…

…of 19,000 in non-durable manufacturing. This sector had lost 53,000 jobs between January and December. Population Controls and Benchmark Revisions Fail to Close Gap Between Household and Establishment Surveys The…

…spend) some of that extra cash, and either pay down debt, or swap the cash (with the olds) for other portfolio assets: biz equity shares, home equity, durable goods (mostly…

…of durable goods fell at a 1.2 percent rate. Motor vehicle sales were the biggest part of that story, falling at an 8.0 percent rate, the fourth consecutive quarterly decline….

…Nondurable-goods manufacturing, retail trade, and durable-goods manufacturing were the leading contributors to growth in real GDP nationally. Construction, which increased in 45 states and the District of Columbia, was the…

…a durable peace are dimming at the same time that the policy of military supremacy that provided a modicum of security over the past two decades looks increasingly unsustainable.  Netanyahu…