Daily Brief: America’s Labor Shortage Deepens as 7.6M Jobs Sit Unfilled
Job openings hit a two-year high of 7.6M, but hiring is falling and net migration has turned negative. A state-by-state look at America's deepening...
Daily Brief: ISM Services Cools to 54.0% as Employment Finally Rebounds from Three-Month Slump
ISM Services PMI slipped to 54.0% in June, missing the 54.2% forecast. But employment jumped back into expansion and price pressures eased. Here's what...
Daily Brief: Trading Partner Inflation Check — May/June 2026
US inflation hits 4.2% — its highest since April 2023 — as energy shocks ripple through America's top trading partners. Five of nine countries see rates rise. The global inflation…
Daily Brief: 57K: June Jobs Miss by Half, Dow Hits Record as Rate Hike Odds Collapse
June added only 57,000 jobs—half the consensus—while April-May revisions erased 74,000 more. Markets cheered the weakness as Fed hike odds cratered...
Daily Brief: June Jobs Miss Hits a Wall — U.S. Adds Just 57K as Hiring Stalls
June payrolls came in at just 57K — half the expected 110K — as leisure and hospitality shed 61K jobs. Markets rallied on dovish Fed implications....
Daily Brief: ISM Manufacturing Steps Into the Spotlight Before Tomorrow’s Employment Headliner
ISM Manufacturing PMI and construction spending headline a holiday-shortened week that saves the biggest punch for Thursday — the June jobs report.
Daily Brief: Consumer Confidence Slides as JOLTS Data Tests the Labor Narrative
Consumer confidence missed expectations at 91.2 in June while JOLTS data showed job openings cooling from April's surge. Here's what the numbers mean...
Daily Brief: 7.6M Job Openings and Nobody to Fill Them — This Week in America’s Labor Crisis
JOLTS shows 7.6M openings vs. 5.1M hires. Construction needs 349K workers. Healthcare faces 248K shortages. The labor crisis by state and industry.
Daily Brief: Markets Bounce After Five-Day Slide as Jobs Week Begins
Futures surge Monday after the S&P 500's five-day losing streak, its worst since August. Dallas Fed manufacturing data and the June jobs report anchor...
Daily Brief: PCE Inflation Hits 4.1% as the Trade Deficit Blows Past $100 Billion
PCE inflation hit 4.1% as consumers kept spending. GDP was revised up, but the trade deficit blew past $100 billion. What it means for the Fed.