Jobs beat on paper miss in reality, revisions slash 95K from March and April totals. The recession is close, but not there yet. “Don’t expect the market to go anywhere this summer,” JPMorgan has said

Once again markets are celebrating a "strong" May jobs report, with 139K jobs beating estimates by 10K, while ignoring the 95K downward revisions to the prior two months. But beneath the surface, the May jobs report, which showed even slower …

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Earnings estimates slashed, reality forces long-overdue downward revisions. S&P, Nasdaq shorts hit multi-year highs. S&P 500 trails global markets like never before since 1988

Downward #earnings revisions have been outpacing upward revisions. As you know,we have been stating for quite a while that #estimates were way to high and would have to adjust lower for #economic realities.H/T @sentimentrader pic.twitter.com/rzDVOxozSy — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) March …

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Ottawa sharpens the axe: $15.8B cuts threaten federal jobs… Real Estate’s hidden crisis beneath optimism lurks a sinister reality… Canada keeps debasing its currency.

"Ottawa Sharpens the Axe" Thousands of federal public servants brace for potential layoffs as Ottawa targets $15.8B in budget cuts. 🪓 pic.twitter.com/IsYAPpTBoa — Shazi (@ShaziGoalie) December 24, 2024 1/ RE/MAX predicts a 5% national price increase in 2025, with GTA …

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Reality setting in for Florida home sellers?

Reality setting in for Florida home sellers? pic.twitter.com/ACJQT8kswP — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) December 22, 2024 Local home prices are falling year-over-year in 7 of the nation's 50 largest metro area housing markets Austin, TX San Antonio, TXTampa, FL New Orleans, …

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Bulls are misled by GDP, BLS models, and volatile assets like Bitcoin. The real unemployment rate is 7.2%.

This happens in Canada too! — Mothersilverape (@mothersilverape) December 15, 2024 https://twitter.com/j77324/status/1868113104136986809 https://twitter.com/dailyjobcuts/status/1867920697030578185 The labor market continues to weaken, hard to see a rebound in positive momentum at maximum employment. Employment to pop ratio is finally declining, however. pic.twitter.com/jRvCxKqDYI — …

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What Trump is Facing – Separating Hype from Reality

By Matthew Piepenburg VON GREYERZ partner Matthew Piepenburg joins David Lin for a blunt-spoken perspective on the realities facing the incoming Trump administration. Tariff actions, job reshoring, DC “swamp cleaning,” and USD policies are juxtaposed against inevitable inflation realities in …

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