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One Soft Jobs Report Will Not Derail Fed’s Rate-Hike Plans
FMI’s Commentary on the impact, or lack thereof, of the weak March employment report on the timing of the first funds target rate hike and on takeaways from the Minutes of the March FOMC meeting released this afternoon.
Data Round-Up: JOLTS Show Labor Fundamentals Continue to Firm
FMI’s analysis of today’s February Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey.
Data Round-Up: Services Maintain Healthy Pace in March
FMI’s analysis of the March Non-Manufacturing Index.
Preview of Data Releases: April 6-10, 2015
FMI’s preview of the coming week’s few data releases.
Never Mind: Yellen Backtracks on Sluggish Wage Concerns
FMI’s Commentary about Janet Yellen’s evolving view of wages and the fickleness of the data-dependent Fed.
FMI March Employment Preview: Expect +250K Private Payroll Jobs
FMI’s Preview of March Employment including a review of the latest Weekly Initial UI Claims data.
Data Round-Up: Real Net Exports a Modest Negative for 15Q1 GDP; Vehicle Sales Rev Up
FMI’s analyses of this morning’s February International Trade report and March Vehicle Sales.
GDP Risks Contraction in Jan.-March, Part 1
Richard analyzes the reason behind Japan's GDP may contract in Jan-March based on the February data.
Data Round-Up: Consumption Likely Grew Just +2% in 15Q1, But Income Remains Solid
FMI’s analysis of this morning’s February Personal Income & Consumption report.
The U.S. Dollar and International Economic Conditions
FMI’s end-of-the-month summaries for the U.S. Dollar and International Economic Conditions.