Oscar Gonzalez
Oscar Gonzalez
brink confidence consumer great possibly surprise
We are possibly on the brink of war, so it would have been a great surprise if consumer confidence hadn't fallen.
finally good labor markets news occasional positive surprise
We're finally getting consistently good news on the labor markets and even an occasional positive surprise like today's report.
beginning both dollar evidence exports future good hope narrow positive sign trade
There is evidence that the weakening dollar also is beginning to have a positive effect. This is a good sign both for the future of our exports and for our hope to narrow the trade gap.
dismal imports overall terms trend
The overall trend is still pretty dismal in terms of imbalances between imports and exports.