Economic Data – Page 131 – Credit Writedowns

Credit Writedowns

Finance, Economics, and Markets

Data watchers beware, huge seasonal adjustments distort the numbers

U.S. jobless claims of 652,000 show continued weakness

Has the increase in U.S. jobless claims peaked?

Jobless claims: 654,000 means flow is static, stock is up

651,000 jobs lost but unemployment rate at 8.1% in U.S.

Jobless Claims: 639,000 beats the anticipated number

ADP Report: 697,000 jobs gone in February

What is the recent increase in U.S. jobless claims telling us?

The bullish argument for the global economy

The bullish argument for China