Michael Darda
Michael Darda
economy good higher oil remains report retail sales strong suggestion
Overall, the retail sales report was a strong suggestion that the economy remains robust, particularly when you take out the autos component. It suggests that we're going to see a good read on GDP growth, even with the higher oil prices.
affected against almost benefit dollar gold major prices rising run
Gold prices are rising against almost every major currency, ... So the run up in gold prices here has not affected the dollar to the benefit of other currencies.
august headline jobs july june number report robust
I thought the jobs report was more robust than the headline number would suggest, with the June and July upward revisions to payrolls countering the August miss.