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Proposing A Contentious Non-Economic Reason For the Huge Jump In The Labor Force (UPDATED)

By |2016-07-18T18:44:48-04:00July 18th, 2016|Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets|

The most troubling aspect of the payroll reports month after month through the “best jobs market in decades” was how the counted labor force seemed so entirely apathetic to it. If jobs were suddenly plentiful, it would stand to reason that Americans and the deep pool of them sidelined since the Great Recession would be lining up to participate. Because [...]

The Jackson Hole Snoozefest

By |2014-08-24T15:51:18-04:00August 24th, 2014|Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets, Stocks|

The stock market rallied hard into Janet Yellen's speech Friday at Jackson Hole, expecting some epiphany I suppose about the future course of monetary policy. What we got instead was Labor Market Dynamics And Monetary Policy, the purpose of which I can only suppose was to bore the market to death. Economics is not the most exciting subject in any [...]

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