– by New Deal democrat Because tomorrow is the Federal Juneteenth Holiday, initial and continuing claims were released today. They continue to show a slowly weakening, but not (yet) recessionary, economy….

 – by New Deal democrat Because no data will be released tomorrow due to the Federal holiday, I am going to defer a deeper look at the very important housing sector…

…low numbers at the beginning of the year, rising through midyear, and then falling back down through the Holiday season. On the YoY% change more useful for forecasting, initial claims…

…longer counted as part of the service standard for days needed to deliver mail. This change also applies to mail that is entered on a day before a federal holiday….

…the Holiday season, with a secondary peak when the school year ends in June. They make their lows around Labor Day, as the new school year begins. In the last…

…Holiday season, rising through spring to a wave peaking during the summer, and then declining back through the end of the year. Because of issues involving the school calendar this…

…the opposite. If the Supreme Court rules that the IEEPA tariffs may remain in place, we should expect even more price hikes heading into this holiday season and early next year. “Trump Tariffs Raising…

…all-important holiday season. Store traffic is falling, and management is preparing for a negative sales growth despite rolling out 20,000 new seasonal items. Two sides of the same economic picture Walmart’s success…

…heart breaks for the students who were looking forward to a holiday break and instead are dealing with another horrifying mass shooting,” Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse posted on X….

…over the holiday until they do reach some type of agreement. There is no energy in them to inconvenience themselves for constituents. WASHINGTON — It is official: House Speaker Mike…