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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in October, three times higher than market expectations of about 60,000. The change in household employment was +463,000, but this series contains significant statistical…
Continue reading →The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.59% on a non-seasonally-adjusted (NSA) basis in September 2026. On a seasonally-adjusted (SA) basis, the increase was 0.65%. Using NSA figures, energy accounted for 0.275 percentage points (PP)…
Continue reading →Stocks reversed course in April, with the S&P Composite 1500 declining 4.3%. Among its components, the S&P 500 lost 4.1%; the Mid-Cap 400 fell 6.1% and the SmallCap 600 dropped 5.7%.
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