Jim O’Sullivan discusses the state of the U.S. economy ahead of the September jobs report.
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U.S. services-Sector activity hits record high
Jim O’Sullivan says the U.S. non-manufacturing ISM has been overstating the trend in growth recently, “but the data signal strong momentum nonetheless.”
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U.S. economy grew at robust 4.2% rate in Q2
Growth look set to remain strong in the second half of the year but then fade in 2019, says Jim O’Sullivan.
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Trade war with China to limit Fed’s interest-rate hike plans?
“I don’t think [the new trade tariffs] stop the Fed from continuing to tighten,” says Jim O’Sullivan.
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HFE Global Webinar
Join us as Carl Weinberg and Jim O’Sullivan discuss the road ahead for the U.S. and global economies.
Consumer confidence hits 18-year high
Jim O’Sullivan says the continued down-trend in the U.S. jobless rate is surely behind the high in consumer confidence.
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Plunge in Lira fuels fears of financial contagion
“Turkey’s woes can ripple out to hammer European Union institutions,” destabilizing Europe’s already fragile banking sector, explains Carl Weinberg.
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China wants to promote yuan as stable currency, Weinberg says
Carl Weinberg talks about the U.S.-China trade war and the implications for the world’s second-largest economy, on Bloomberg TV.
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Trump says China, EU “manipulating their currencies”—and U.S. dollar hit
“Whatever its cause, a cheaper yuan will keep China’s unit labor costs from rising in foreign currency terms,” explains Carl Weinberg.
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China will skate through tariff war without much pain
On Bloomberg Markets AM, Carl Weinberg explains how China could still hurt the U.S. once it runs out of imports to tax.
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