ANALYSIS: THE CNBC RECESSION AND AN AMBIDEXTROUS FED
–Between Patience and Prudence As Payrolls Soar By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – You might have noticed a certain against-the-grain skepticism reflected in our coverage of the Fed in December and early January, during those volleys of attacks on a seemingly naïve and misguided Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome “Jay” Powell. About those attacks, in some quarters they […]
DECEMBER HITS FEBRUARY WITH RETAIL SALES UGLY STICK
–January Business Inflation Shows Expected Decline; Claims Elevated WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – February’s positive narratives were ambushed Thursday by remnants of last year’s most negative month, December, with the retail sales report – delayed a month by the government shutdown – landing with a thud on the markets to show renewed investor optimism is still fragile. […]