Steady Job Growth Leads to Financial Security

The economy added a better than expected 225,000 jobs in January and with revisions to the two prior months, the three-month average is 211,000, a strong showing for the eleventh year of an expansion.

BlogMark TalercioFebruary 7, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, economy, economics, jobs report, unemployment report

What Recession?

Remember way back in August, when economists and investors were gnashing their teeth about a looming recession? For the last three months, economic data have mostly improved, underscored by the just-released boffo November jobs report.

BlogMark TalercioDecember 7, 2019Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, recession, jobs report, unemployment report, Trump, China, trade war, trade wars, tariffs

Does Solid Jobs Report Belie Potential Risks?

The September jobs report rescued what was shaping up to be a tough week for investors. After one measure of U.S. manufacturing fell to a decade low in September and a separate service sector index dropped to a three-year low, the Labor Department reported 136,000 jobs were added in September.

BlogMark TalercioOctober 5, 2019Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, economy, jobs report, unemployment report, interest rates

Financial Independence

While many were enjoying an extended break last week, there was good news and bad news on the financial independence front. For the economy, independence from a Federal Reserve rate cut proved to be the right course of action, at least for now.

BlogMark TalercioJuly 6, 2019Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, financial independence, S&P, Dow, The Fed, Federal Reserve, interest rates, jobs report, unemployment report, student loans, college debt, college loans, financial aid

Meh May Jobs Report and the Powell Put

Stocks reversed multi-week losses and you can thank Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The week began with hand wringing over the potential Mexican tariffs. On Tuesday, Powell announced that the central bank was keeping an eye on trade developments, their impact on the U.S. economy, and would “act as appropriate to sustain the expansion.”

BlogMark TalercioJune 7, 2019Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, Powell, Jerome Powell, The Fed, Federal Reserve, jobs report, unemployment report

Mixed Jobs and Stock Market Milestones

The February jobs report was a mixed bag. Let’s get the bad news out of the way: the economy added only 20,000 positions, the smallest gain since September 2017. The number was much lower than last year’s average monthly amount of 223,000 and far below expectations for 190,000.

BlogMark TalercioMarch 9, 2019Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, economy, jobs report, unemployment report, unemployment

Groundhog’s Day for Job Market

As weather watchers were preparing for Groundhog’s Day, economists were equally focused on whether the shadow of the government shutdown would impact the January employment report. They need not have worried.

BlogMark TalercioFebruary 2, 2019Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, jobs report, unemployment report, employment report, economy

Did Tariff Man or Yield Curve Tank Stocks?

It was an exhausting week for investors, even though there were only four trading sessions. Monday’s U.S.-China 90-day trade “time out” stock bounce was dwarfed by big sell-offs throughout the rest of the week. The drubbing began after the President’s tweet that he is a “tariff man,” shortly followed by another, which questioned whether a “real deal” with Beijing is actually possible.

BlogMark TalercioDecember 8, 2018Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, Trump, China, Trade War, Trade Wars, Wall Street, Dow, S&P, economy, interest rates, yield curve, Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, unemployment report, jobs report

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