Top-of-mind economic headlines as we start the week: — August existing home sales fell 2% from July (1st drop in 14 months) and are down 1.5% from Aug. 2020, in si
Top-of-mind headlines as we start the week: — US consumer prices were up 5.3% in August vs. year-ago and 0.3% vs. June, mostly due to food and energy costs. — The
Economic headlines that are top-of-mind as we start the week: — US average hourly wages were up 4.3% in Aug. from year ago (+10.3% in leisure and hospitality), as worker
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — The US economy added only 235,000 new jobs in Aug. (vs. nearly 1 million in both June and July), as latest
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — By year-end, the Federal Reserve plans to start cutting back on its massive bond buying ($120 billion a mo
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — On average, US weekly unemployment claims fell to 377,750 in past month — a 17-month low; healthy jo
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — US consumer prices were up 5.4% in July vs. a year ago, but annualized core inflation (ex food and energy)
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — US manufacturing activity expanded for the 14th month in a row in July, despite labor and materials shorta
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — The US economy grew 6.5% in 2nd quarter 2021 vs. 2nd quarter 2020; expectations were for 8.4% growth. 
