When the US Federal Reserve says there’s a slack in the economy, it means lack of activity in the labor market and an unemployment rate higher than where it should be to generate sufficient inflation, said Neil Dutta, head of US Macroeconomics at Renaissance Macro Research. There have been both optimistic and pessimistic opinions about the state of the economy. …
One Man’s Opinion: Is The Weak Labor Market Weighing On Inflation?
The March US nonfarm payrolls number was slightly disappointing as economists had forecast a higher reading although revised estimates for February came in better than expected. However, Randall Kroszner, a professor of economics at the Chicago University’s Booth School and a former Federal Reserve governor, thinks the latest number is pretty much right on target since the job creation rate …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, September 6, 2013
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2013/09/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-09052013/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, September 6, 2013 CALM BEFORE THE STORM? U.S. equity markets closed the trading day near the flat line, bouncing back from their early session lows, which may have been due to an increase in geopolitical strain as President Obama was …