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Sweden prepares for a sequence of interest-rate cuts

It was only yesterday that we were looking at the interest-rate cut and other monetary easing in China. Today we see that a bit...

Jobless claims complete their reversion to pre-hurricane-disruptions trend

  - by New Deal democratInitial claims have now completely reverted to trend after their recent hurricane-induced blip.Initial claims rose 3,000 for the week to...

Leading housing construction data stabilizes, while units under construction continue free-fall. With a continued hurricane asterisk

  - by New Deal democratHousing data for October, like that for September, has to be viewed with an asterisk, due to Hurricanes Helene and...

Initial claims are positive, while hurricane-adjusted continued claims are neutral

  - by New Deal democratThis week’s jobless claims reflect a little more complex scenario than usual, because the hurricane effects have disappeared from initial...

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