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April’s new jobs creations have fallen far short of expectations. While the consensus had been for …
Tag: United States
US weekly jobless claims improving significantly
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At 498,000, initial jobless claims for the week ending May 1st have fallen to their lowest …
United States: towards a record trade deficit?
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March’s traded goods data seem to indicate a further widening in the trade deficit. The goods …
Macroeconomic focus – April 2021
Signs of recovery
A breakdown of eurozone fourth-quarter 2020 [1]GDP shows that renewed health restrictions primarily hit household consumption …
United States: retail sales rebound sharply in March
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After a disappointing, weather-blighted February, retail sales surprised to the upside in March, jumping 9.8% overall …
United States: stimulus payments should boost consumer spending
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In recent years, the Federal Reserve has developed a set of measures to better understand the …
