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Unemployment in the US is now steadily moving higher. The June 2024 employment report contained more substantial downward revisions, evidence more employers are cutting hours, and most concerning is another increase to the unemployment rate. And, contrary to many claims, it's not the "good" kind of rising unemployment. Eurodollar University's conversation w/Steve Van Metre BLS Employment Situation Summary June 2024 https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm Bloomberg The US Economic Slowdown Is Looking More Threatening https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-07-05/us-jobs-report-economic-slowdown-is-looking-more-threatening FOMC June 2024 Minutes https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcminutes20240612.pdf https://www.eurodollar.university Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU |