Hiring stayed strong in February, but the trade deficit widened to a nearly 5-year high in January. And now we wait for the Fed to act.
Does Robust Job Creation Set Up a Fed Funds Rate Hike This Week? What We Learned During the Week of March 6 – 10
Job Openings Hold Steady, Trade Deficit Narrows: What We Learned During the Week of February 6 – 10
Data released last week finds the labor market held firm, but not necessarily improved, during the final days of 2016.
Job Creation Continued, Wage Growth Does Not: What We Learned During the Week of January 30 – February 3
Employers hired more workers during January than they had in months, but wage growth remained weak.
What We Learned About the U.S. Economy Last Week 