Category Archives: Economic Indicators

Jobs Week

Posted on February 4, 2010 by John Rutledge

This week is jobs week. Not Steve Jobs–last week was his, with blowout Apple earnings and the announcement of the slick new iPad. Real jobs–remember those? Where people actually get to go to work and earn a paycheck. This week’s … Continue reading →

Posted in All, Economic Indicators, Featured, Government Policy, U.S. Economy | Comments Off on Jobs Week

Tomorrow's Jobs Report Will be Weak: Bank Loans to Businesses Still Falling.

Posted on June 4, 2009 by John Rutledge

The latest business loans numbers show that bank loans to businesses are still falling. As I have written in recent posts here and here, large banks have systematically shut down their lending to small businesses over the past 2 months, … Continue reading →

Posted in All, Economic Indicators, Government Policy, U.S. Economy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Tomorrow's Jobs Report Will be Weak: Bank Loans to Businesses Still Falling.