Shutdown-Blurring Jobs Data Shows Cooling Labor, Softening Spending
November payrolls rebounded but unemployment, underemployment, and wage growth weakened, while October retail sales stalled.
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Economy
Macro indicators, policy shifts, and economic forces shaping growth and inflation.
BLS to Release Backlogged Payrolls After Shutdown Delay
Markets brace for a noisy October-November jobs dump, with forecasts near 40,000–50,000 and rising unemployment.
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China Activity Data Show Demand Lagging as Property Slump Bites
Retail sales and investment weakened in November, and markets await clear, consumption-focused fiscal support details.
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Global Rate-Cut Momentum Fades as Central Banks Turn Cautious
Markets now price fewer ECB cuts and even possible hikes as disinflation stalls and growth stays modest.
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UHERO Sees Hawai‘i Mild Recession as Tourism Softens
Tourism weakness and job-loss risks could weigh through 2026, while construction and Maui rebuild projects buffer growth.
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Canada’s Growth Powered By Defense
Friday, Statistics Canada reported that the economy grew at an annualized 2.6% in the third quarter, surprising to the upside and narrowly avoiding a technical recession after a revised
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Consumers Turn Gloomy as Data Lags
Tuesday’s release of delayed economic data showed a U.S. consumer backdrop that is weakening at the margins even as headline growth remains solid. September retail sales rose just
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Consumers Turn Gloomy as Data Lags
KSS +7.40%BBY +3.33%As of Nov 26, 2025 10:26 AM ET • Data via Yahoo! Finance On Tuesday, the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell to
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Tariff Rollbacks Meet Sticky Food Inflation
WMT -1.67%TGT +4.71%As of Nov 21, 2025 10:05 PM ET • Data via Yahoo! Finance On Nov. 14 and again this week, President Donald Trump moved
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September Jobs Show Mixed Signals
Thursday's long-delayed report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 119,000 in September, a surprise to the upside that ended a weeks-long data
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Data Drought Complicates Fed’s Next Move
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said it will finally release the delayed September employment report next Thursday, Nov. 20, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, ending a six-week
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Tariff Reversals Aim At Grocery Prices
On Friday, President Donald Trump rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice, in an effort to address voter anger over high
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