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"Surprises and no surprise"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 12/16/16
Several indications are pointing strongly to economic strength.
"Two-footed policy"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 12/9/16
The Fed is going one way and the Trump administration the other.
"The wage riddle"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 12/2/16
Labor market tightens, wages soften?
"The auto consumer"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 11/18/16
The consumer on fire! At least in September and October.
"The data say rate hike"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 11/11/16
Trump's victory aside, the data are pointing to a December rate hike.
"The inflation flash of 2016"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 11/4/16
Wage pressure in the October employment report changes things.
"Bean-adjusted growth"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 10/28/16
The consumer is still the economy's central strength.
"The not-so-live meeting"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 10/21/16
Inflation is more flat than it is up.
"Steady, not fast"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 10/14/16
Retail sales don't turn up rate-hike heat.
"November's free pass"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 10/7/16
The Fed's off the hook following September jobs.
"Consumer soft but inflation firming"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 9/30/16
The consumer and inflation lead the week's economic news.
"The November possibility"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 9/23/16
Anything is possible including a November rate hike.
"Service alert"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 9/9/16
Weak services mean no hike
"Stable growth, stable policy"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 9/2/16
Softer job growth points to steady Fed policy.
"Durables and new homes impress, Yellen not yet"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 8/26/16
Yellen spoke but who listened?
"Softer but still strong"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 8/19/16
Summer strength pauses after early burst.
"Shopped till they dropped"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 8/12/16
Consumer spending had been strong, until July.
"Working and spending"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 8/5/16
The consumer has jobs and is spending.
"The unsinkable consumer"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 7/29/16
GDP weakness masks consumer strength.
"Home improvement"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 7/22/16
Housing joins jobs and retail sales as strengths for June.
"June truth confirmed"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 7/15/16
Strength in retail sales follows strength in jobs.
"Keep June, lose May"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 7/8/16
June strength offers assurance after May's weakness.
"June in the lagoon"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 7/1/16
April's burst may have spent itself by June.
"Pre-Brexit history"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 6/24/16
Assessing the economy before Brexit.
"Orderly retreat"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 6/17/16
FOMC forecasts dim the outlook.
"Only claims of relief"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 6/10/16
Jobless claims highlight an otherwise mixed week for the economy.
"Killing the June Phantom"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 6/3/16
May jobs turn the outlook upside down.
"Capital goods not so good"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 5/27/16
Weakness in business investment could upend a June rate hike.
"The June phantom"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 5/20/16
A June rate hike was April's talk.
"Pushing back doomsday for now"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 5/13/16
Consumer spending and sentiment are suddenly surging, but why?
"Jobs still working"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 5/6/16
The week's headlines were softer than the details.
"A penny for your labor"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 4/29/16
The economy may be slow but wage growth could be an emerging plus.
"Lacking almost everything"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 4/22/16
Housing and manufacturing may be soft, but not jobs.
"Digging out the trough"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 4/15/16
Indicators are down, waiting for dollar and oil lift.
"Easy does it"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 4/8/16
Are the first positive effects from the lower dollar beginning to appear?
"A moderate perfection"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 4/1/16
A dovish Fed and a strong labor market make for a bullish mix.
"Nothing is up"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 3/25/16
The Fed isn't moving very quickly and neither is the economy.
"Keeping stimulus in place"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 3/18/16
The Fed holds steady while inflation and growth show life.
"Inflation flash"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 3/11/16
Inflation is brewing and can't be ignored at this week's FOMC.
"Jobs and the economic truth"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 3/4/16
Jobs are up but not wages which give the doves cover.
"The great Trump quake of 2016"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 2/26/16
Trump may be shaking things up but not the consumer.
"The year of the chicken"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 2/19/16
Pessimism may be high but the economy is solid.
"Doom ahead but economy solid"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 2/12/16
Recession is the talk but the economy keeps going.
"Jobs keep hawks alive"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 2/5/16
January jobs good enough to keep March hike on table.
"Health in the slow lane"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 1/29/16
The consumer sector is slow and the factory sector even slower.
"Under consumption and the price malaise"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 1/22/16
Demand is weak and so are prices.
"Panic, consumers, and low prices"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 1/15/16
Spending soft, inflation down and not as the Fed planned.
"Heat and the labor market"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 1/8/16
Jobs strong, unlike inflation or China.
"Santa Claus better hurry"   by Mark Pender, Senior Editor 12/23/15
The economy is sagging and needs a late holiday spending lift.
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