…AM Links to this post Once more into a the market abyss – by New Deal democrat So the stock market is down 10% as of this writing, which takes…

Paul Krugman has been wondering why stock market indices fell so sharply soon after Trump began trade-war-mongering. (also less wonkily here) He starts by noting that it’s a mugs game…

Further comments about the state of the housing market Here are some additional salient comments about the housing market right now. 1. Existing home sales are completely stagnant Not only…

…are reacting by quitting at high rates to seek better jobs elsewhere. In short, the June JOLTS report confirms a thriving employment market, but a market that is not in…

Is the rental vacancy rate a leading signal for the housing market? Here is something I noticed while putting together my piece yesterday on the housing market. Three of the…

…continues to show a thriving employment market, but a market that is not in wage equilibrium, as employers are failing to offer the wages that employees demand to fill openings….

September JOLTS report: a jobs market moving from thriving to hot Tuesday’s JOLTS report once again confirmed the very good employment report from one month ago, with two series making…

Marking my 2018 forecast to market At the beginning of every year, I give a forecast for each of the two halves of the year. And at the end of…

…but also the structure of the free market itself. We’re asking the wrong questions and it’s not because we’re stupid. We’re asking the wrong questions because those are the questions…

When the market is up, Trump likes to credit it to his economic policies and when the market is down he likes to find someone else to blame, like the…