Not Great Enough
Today’s jobs report might seem perfect in the context of recent years. But Mr. Trump wants Reagan-style growth, not Obama- or Bush-style job creation. Donald Luskin of Trend Macrolytics writes in a note to clients today that while this morning’s report was better than expected, it’s actually a “middle of the pack jobs report.”
On the February Jobs Report
A beat versus consensus, but a miss versus the Trump tweet-number.
US Jobs - 2017-03-09
Euro Area Recovery Monitor - 2017-03-08
Wiretapping Word-Thinking
Introducing the American Health Care Act
Yellen’s March to Neutrality
She mentioned the “neutral interest rate” 18 times. That makes it official. It’s a policy rule.