August 9, 2020
Yet Another Fed President Supports More Free Money and a Covid Lockdown
Chicago Fed president Charles Evans says a 4-week lockdown could help.
Hard hitting global and local news
Hard hitting global and local news
Chicago Fed president Charles Evans says a 4-week lockdown could help.
Senator Ben Sasse broke ranks today and was the first Republican to criticize the president’s executive orders on Covid.
Media is rife with complaints of overcounts and undercounts of Covid-19 deaths.
Trump signed an executive order today after talks with Democrats broke down.
Commercial traders are now net long the US dollar.
The Democrats and Republicans could not agree on a compromise on Friday. Trump has threatened to call his own shots.
The percentage of those unemployed for 15 weeks or longer spiked to 5.0% in July. And it will be much…
Employment rose by 1.8 million in July nearly in line with the economic consensus.
Seasonal adjustments for education and auto manufacturing are likely to give a big boost to Friday’s job report.
Initial and continued claims dipped slightly this week but layoffs and continued layoffs are very elevated.