The labor market remains a bright spot as hiring jumped to a post-recession high during February. Meanwhile, global demand for U.S. goods weighed on the trade deficit.
A Post-Recession High in Hiring: What We Learned During the Week of April 4-8
Employers Continue to Hire, Consumers Spend: What We Learned During the Week of March 28-April 1
Like they have for every month over the past 5.5 years, employers expanded their payrolls.
Another GDP Revision, Housing & Manufacturing Slow: What We Learned During the Week of March 21-25
While GDP was a bit better than previously believed during the final days of 2015, housing and manufacturing data has the economy crawling early this year.
What We Learned About the U.S. Economy Last Week 