Tag: US Dollar

Cautious Optimism Over Lower Unemployment Numbers

“The economy is on track to grow more than 2% in the second quarter, powered by rising home sales and steady consumer spending on an array of other goods and services.” Overall US unemployment is down to 4.7% which is…

April Is Slow Growing

Spring is here, but cooler temperatures and rainy weather seem to have slowed down normal seasonal trends.  “Slight growth” is probably the best way to describe the growth for U.S. manufacturers in April.  The upside is that the overall US…

Unemployment Sneaks Down To 4.9%

While global economic fluctuations sent the stock market on a wild ride in January, the US unemployment rate dropped another 0.1% to 4.9%, which is its lowest level since February 2008. Economists are projecting some more wage and inflation pressure…

US Down To 5% Unemployment

Manufacturing has been flat the last couple of months, but the overall economy seems to be doing well. We are now at 5% unemployment which is considered the threshold for full employment by the Fed and many private economists. This…