US Economy - News, Updates and Discussion

[F-22Raptor]

-Brent crude down to $93.
- $3.95 gas at my local station this morning

 

[F-22Raptor]

LOL.....55,000 of those jobs were in local government.

Leisure & hospitality - 70,000. You are aware this is now the summer vacation season and many of those jobs are seasonal in nature.

From one of the articles I am reading:

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That puts a little more perspective on things.

3 month trend line points to strong growth

 

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Not a very useful chart. Planting season in the US has passed. The increased costs of fertilizer will impact the fall harvest.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

3 month trend line points to strong growth

Trend lines are only as good as the data being used. I can cherry pick too and make things look rosy.