Mosler Economics

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for June was revised down from +248,000 to +208,000, and the change for July was revised down from +157,000 to +147,000. With these revisions, employment gains in June and July combined were 50,000 less than previously reported. Read more at https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/#eVuYdeqRRy7O1pt6.99 Looks like the private sector credit ‘burst’ has run it’s course and the downtrend is resuming? 4.6 million people who weren’t...

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Highlights A solid rise in residential spending offset a mixed showing for non-housing components and made for a 0.1 percent July rise in overall construction spending to barely come within Econoday’s consensus range. Residential spending rose 0.6 percent but July’s gain was entirely centered in home improvements which jumped 2.1 percent to offset outright declines of 0.3 percent in single-family homes and 0.4 percent for multi-families. Private non-residential spending fell...