Optimism about Growth and Employment Evidenced in Recent Reports, Surveys
CEOs and NFIB surveys show growing optimism: higher sales anticipated, plans for hiring and capital expenditures.
Jobless Claims
New unemployment claims continued to decrease reaching an anticipated 420,000 this week. The four-week moving average has improved for the sixth week in a row and continuing unemployment claims also have come down, a good sign of payroll growth. (more…)






