It appears that at least some of that deterioration was related to temporary factors including an unfavorable shift in the weather and perhaps layoffs of temporary workers following the holiday season. Daniel Silver More Quotes by Daniel Silver More Quotes From Daniel Silver The JOLTS report is consistent with our view that the labor market will continue to improve, but that we will see some moderation in job growth. Daniel Silver business We think that the drag from inventories in the fourth quarter will be more severe than we had previously believed. Daniel Silver industrials The September report does little to alter our view that the housing market is continuing to recover. We view the new home sales data as unreliable and many other more reliable housing indicators have been sending upbeat signals lately. Daniel Silver most-read-articles The impacts are expected to be almost negligible given the size of the announced job cuts relative to the overall labor force as well as the fact that unemployment rates for veterans tend to not be that much different than unemployment rates for non-veterans. Daniel Silver most-read-articles We should not get too worried about the signal from the new home sales data at this point. Daniel Silver most-read-articles We are moving past the weakest period for energy-related capex ... which should be a positive development for the manufacturing sector. Daniel Silver company-news It looks like the combination of limited available inventory and a decline in the share of distressed sales in the market continue to put upward pressure on prices. Daniel Silver top-news We find it reasonable to excuse the bad news in the February data because of the unusually cold weather during the month and think a weather-related rebound is likely in March. Daniel Silver top-news The snowstorms ... may depress payrolls modestly, likely by less than 10,000 jobs. Daniel Silver top-news The ADP report shows that payrolls continue to increase at a solid pace through February. Daniel Silver business It is unclear at this point whether or not this move up in the trend reflects issues seasonally adjusting the data around the holidays or if it represents a more meaningful deterioration in the labor market. Daniel Silver most-read-articles This upward revision implies slightly stronger momentum for services consumption heading into the fourth quarter, but is of little significance to our forecast for fourth-quarter GDP growth. Daniel Silver business
