Stronger jobs report sends rates up a bit. Here’s all the numbers.
Archive for the ‘Job Market’ Category
Inside January’s BLS Jobs Report
The Super Bowl gets thousands of hours of analysis whereas the jobs report mostly gets headlines of jobs created and the unemployment rate. Here’s an attempt to balance it out.
Here’s Why Rates Are So Damn Low
Recap lots of U.S. data last 2 days. But rate markets only care about Europe.
Mixed Signals: New Home Sales, Jobless Claims, LEI, Manufacturing
Quick takes and charts on all today’s data
Home Construction, Jobless Claims Down: Details & Charts
Stats, charts, comments on: latest jobs, housing, inflation, manufacturing releases.
Bad Start for Fundamentals in New Year
Roundup today’s not-so-good stats. Economic outlook also not-so-good. Only upside: low rates.
Why Rates Didn’t Rise Despite Better Jobs Report
European contagion concerns still outweighing better U.S. economic data. Result: rates stay low as MBS remain safe haven.
Inside December’s BLS Jobs Report
The average newspaper has 10 times more analysis of a football game than it does of the jobs market. Here’s an attempt to balance it out.
Stocks Down, Rates Even Despite Blowout ADP Jobs Growth
Normally better U.S. economic data like today’s would cause rates to rise. But not today. Here’s why.
Manufacturing & Construction Spending Better. And a word on jobs reports.
More improving U.S. economic data. And some things to think about before Friday’s jobs report.

