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March jobs report: almost uniformly positive, making a “soft landing” the default 2024 scenario

In sum, this month’s report was very much consistent with a “soft landing” scenario, which must be regarded as the default outcome at this point. Read-on for the details . . . – by New Deal democrat The Bonddad Blog In the past few months, my focus has been on whether jobs gains are most consistent with a “soft landing,” i.e., no further deterioration, or whether deceleration is ongoing; and more specifically:  Whether there is further...

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Labour in the Ancient Near East

[unable to retrieve full-text content]  A new transcription of an earlier recording. One of the first interviews where Michael talked about the Ancient Near East. KARL FITZGERALD: 3CR, radio that’s independent, progressive and making a difference. And welcome to The Renegade Economist with your host, Karl Fitzgerald. This week, we’re stepping back in time, way back some 10,000 years Continue Reading The post Labour in the Ancient Near East first appeared on Michael Hudson.

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Freedom Echoing: A legislative fix for health care?

by Kip Sullivan JD This is a long one covering managed care and value-based care healthcare in Minnesota. The topic being why it hasn’t worked. It is worth the read. Angry Bear has covered Kip’s message on healthcare in an effort to show why healthcare costs are out of control. “The commission recommends the new state program control health care costs through managed-care organizations, such as HMOs and PPOs, the types of health plans that...

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IS THERE A RETURN OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY WITHIN MAINSTREAM ECONOMICS? – S.Mavroudeas, SPEC-2024

I will present, as an invited speaker, a paper at the IX ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CONGRESS (SPEC), 4-5/4/2024. The theme of my presentation is ‘IS THERE A RETURN OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY WITHIN MAINSTREAM ECONOMICS?’ The conference is organised by the S.Y. WITTE INSTITUTE FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, the FREE ECONOMIC SOCIETY OF RUSSIA and the INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ECONOMISTS

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Decline in continuing claims, stability in initial claims suggest downward pressure on the unemployment rate

 – by New Deal democrat The Bonddad Blog Initial claims in the last week rose 9,000 to 221,000, while the four week moving average increased 2,750 to 214,250. With the usual one week lag, continuing claims declined 19,000 to 1.791 million: On the more important YoY% basis for forecasting purposes, initial claims are up 2.3%, while the four week average is down -4.5%. Continuing claims are still up, by 5.1%: The important takeaways...

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