October Jobs Report





The US economy continued to expand at a robust pace in the third quarter as household purchases accelerated and the federal government ramped up defense spending. Hiring jumped by the most in more than a year. The numbers are so good that some are saying the magic “soft landing” has been achieved. Inflation-adjusted gross domestic product increased at a 2.8% annualized pace after rising 3% in the previous quarter, according to the government’s initial estimate published Wednesday. Consumer spending, which comprises the largest share of economic activity, advanced 3.7%, the most since early 2023. The uptick was led by broad increases across goods—including autos, household furnishings and recreational items. At the same time, a closely watched measure of underlying inflation rose 2.2%, roughly in line with the Federal Reserve’s target, figures from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed. “There is almost nothing wrong with this picture,” Carl Weinberg and Rubeela Farooqi, economists at High Frequency Economics, said in a note. “Steady normalization of rates at a moderate pace is what the economy needs, nothing more.” Here’s your markets wrap.
 
So you don’t like this result?
Do you have a question that doesn't begin with "so"?

(For those who haven't been posting with the same group for two decades now, the word "so" at the beginning of a post is invariably the beginning of a strawman argument, they pretend you've said something and try to argue whatever they are pretending you've said).
 




The US economy continued to expand at a robust pace in the third quarter as household purchases accelerated and the federal government ramped up defense spending. Hiring jumped by the most in more than a year. The numbers are so good that some are saying the magic “soft landing” has been achieved. Inflation-adjusted gross domestic product increased at a 2.8% annualized pace after rising 3% in the previous quarter, according to the government’s initial estimate published Wednesday. Consumer spending, which comprises the largest share of economic activity, advanced 3.7%, the most since early 2023. The uptick was led by broad increases across goods—including autos, household furnishings and recreational items. At the same time, a closely watched measure of underlying inflation rose 2.2%, roughly in line with the Federal Reserve’s target, figures from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed. “There is almost nothing wrong with this picture,” Carl Weinberg and Rubeela Farooqi, economists at High Frequency Economics, said in a note. “Steady normalization of rates at a moderate pace is what the economy needs, nothing more.” Here’s your markets wrap.
Did you even read these undeniable facts Damo?
 
And that's the INITIAL report... it will be revised downward later. And the "gains" are from government jobs; manufacturing (and other private sector) jobs plummeted yet AGAIN.........
Let me channel Desh's hair for this one....

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*ahem*... So, you support Trump then?!
 




The US economy continued to expand at a robust pace in the third quarter as household purchases accelerated and the federal government ramped up defense spending. Hiring jumped by the most in more than a year. The numbers are so good that some are saying the magic “soft landing” has been achieved. Inflation-adjusted gross domestic product increased at a 2.8% annualized pace after rising 3% in the previous quarter, according to the government’s initial estimate published Wednesday. Consumer spending, which comprises the largest share of economic activity, advanced 3.7%, the most since early 2023. The uptick was led by broad increases across goods—including autos, household furnishings and recreational items. At the same time, a closely watched measure of underlying inflation rose 2.2%, roughly in line with the Federal Reserve’s target, figures from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed. “There is almost nothing wrong with this picture,” Carl Weinberg and Rubeela Farooqi, economists at High Frequency Economics, said in a note. “Steady normalization of rates at a moderate pace is what the economy needs, nothing more.” Here’s your markets wrap.
This is amazing results


No other nation has recovered from the covid mess like this
 
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