Unemployment is cyclical. No, it's structural. Wait -- it's both!
Donald L. Luskin
So Close to Recovery, So Close to Doom
Thursday, August 7, 2014
QE is coming to the euro area as bank lending recovers, and trade war with Russia loom.
On the July Jobs Report
Friday, August 1, 2014
Markets are in a tantrum about the end of QE and ZIRP -- this jobs report won't slow the Fed.
On the July FOMC
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Yellen's first hawkish dissent. But under her "optimal control," it couldn't matter less.
Whatever It Takes Turns Two
Friday, July 25, 2014
The greatest central bank intervention that was never made -- it ended the end of the world.
On MH17
Friday, July 18, 2014
Putin likes looking evil, but not stupid. The tragedy will likely cool things down in Ukraine.
The Low Hanging Fruits of Our Labor
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Short-term unemployment has all but vanished -- long-term is on the way down now, too.
On the June Jobs Report
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Mid-cycle? Five years into a sluggish expansion, the labor market is at its strongest so far.
How's That Working For You, ECB?
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
So many new policies, so few results -- and asset purchases are pushed far into the future.
The Stench of CrISIS
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
High oil prices are the hidden hand behind slow growth -- and the risk is going up.