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Bank of the West US Outlook Report for April 8, 2016

US Outlook Report: The Labor Market thorough a Different Prism Through the lens of the March jobs report, the U.S. labor market recovery continues unabated. Nonfarm payroll job gains came in about as we expected at +215K jobs and better than the consensus estimated. But by focusing on the headline numbers, are we only seeing […]

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  • onMarch 4, 2016
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Bank of the West Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for February

Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for February Another solid employment report for February that generally beat consensus expectations.  The U.S. economy created another +242K net nonfarm jobs last month.  December and January’s job gains were revised up a net +30K jobs as well.  Over the past three months, the U.S. economy has added on […]

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Bank of the West US Outlook Report for December 11, 2015

US Outlook Report: A Few Modest Misses Won’t Deter a Fed Hike   The last full week of U.S. economic releases, before what arguably is the biggest FOMC meeting in nine years, came in on the underwhelming side.  Labor market indicators from the Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) for November, Job openings for October, and […]

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