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Jul 2020

Rebound: US adds 4.8 million jobs in June, unemployment falls to 11.1%; Trump: “Historic”

Ed Morrissey Jul 02, 2020 10:01 AM

Momentum.

Hmmm: ADP says jobs roared back in June … and also in May

Ed Morrissey Jul 01, 2020 2:01 PM

The Six Million Job Swing?

Jun 2020

Hannity: Wear the masks, people — they work!

Ed Morrissey Jun 30, 2020 2:01 PM

Doocy: MAGA means “Masks Are Great Again.”

Market Watch: Over/under for June jobs report is … 3 million?

Ed Morrissey Jun 27, 2020 10:01 AM

Fueled by consumer spending’s big May rebound?

Fauci: White House shifting to COVID-19 “pool” testing strategy to deal with escalating spikes

Ed Morrissey Jun 26, 2020 2:01 PM

Containment.

Wow: Durable goods, new-housing sales up double digits in May

Ed Morrissey Jun 25, 2020 10:41 AM

Jobless claims leveling out … unfortunately.

Trump: You bet we’re doing a second round of stimulus payments

Ed Morrissey Jun 23, 2020 5:31 PM

Public financing.

Breaking: Initial jobless claims still at 1.5 million

Ed Morrissey Jun 18, 2020 9:56 AM

375,000 fewer receiving benefits, however.

Shocker: Poll shows Americans at their most unhappy in almost 50 years

Ed Morrissey Jun 16, 2020 5:31 PM

A political momentum building?

Today’s hot topics on #TEMS: Retail bounce, defund trounce, SCOTUS renounce, GOP’s urban pounce, and more!

Ed Morrissey Jun 16, 2020 3:41 PM

4 pm ET with Andrew Malcolm and Michael Petrilli!

NY Times: The first rule of Biden’s economic policy committee is you do not talk about the economic policy committee

John Sexton Jun 11, 2020 4:41 PM

“Simply put, do not talk to the press.”

Krugman: On second thought, maybe Trump didn’t corrupt BLS and this jobs report is real

Ed Morrissey Jun 05, 2020 2:01 PM

“I’m starting to believe that the modest job gains may well have been real …”

Fauci: Let’s reopen schools in the fall — carefully

Ed Morrissey Jun 05, 2020 10:41 AM

Second-best economic news this week?

Breaking: May jobs report ADDS 2.5 million jobs; Update: Biggest jobs increase ever, says CNBC

Ed Morrissey Jun 05, 2020 8:41 AM

Jobless rate drops to 13.3%.

Meltdown slows? Weekly jobless claims under 2M for first time since March

Ed Morrissey Jun 04, 2020 9:56 AM

GOP hitting reverse on jobless benefits?

NJ governor on COVID risk: It’s one thing to protest your nail salon being closed, it’s another to protest police brutality

Allahpundit Jun 03, 2020 11:31 AM

“I’ll probably get lit up by everyone who owns a nail salon in the state.”

Surprise: ADP projects US lost only 2.76 million jobs in May

Ed Morrissey Jun 03, 2020 10:01 AM

Back to work?

May 2020

Q1 gets worse: Annualized GDP growth downgraded to -5%, another 2.1 million jobless claims

Ed Morrissey May 28, 2020 9:56 AM

A silver lining in jobless claims?

James Clyburn: I admit it, Biden’s “you ain’t black” comment made me cringe

Allahpundit May 26, 2020 10:41 PM

“In this instance, Joe did not do as well as I had hoped in responding.”

Trump rips Fox again: They should fire their fake pollster

Allahpundit May 22, 2020 1:31 PM

Fake news?

CDC director: America’s ready to start its grand reopening

Ed Morrissey May 20, 2020 8:41 AM

“But in the fall/winter, we’re going to need a much more robust workforce …”

WaPo on reopening: All dressed up, but nowhere to go?

Ed Morrissey May 19, 2020 6:41 PM

“What we’re seeing now is part just heightened anxiety, but it’s also part reality-based.”

Azar: “Reopen we must” — for the sake of US public health

Ed Morrissey May 18, 2020 4:41 PM

“It’s not health vs. the economy. It’s actually health vs. health.”

Sunday morning talking heads

Allahpundit May 17, 2020 8:01 AM

Lockdown.

Meltdown watch: Another 2.98 million jobless claims last week

Ed Morrissey May 14, 2020 9:56 AM

The clock is running.

Is Trump’s optimism about a quick economic recovery backfiring on the “reopen now” crowd?

Allahpundit May 13, 2020 10:41 PM

V-shaped.

Trump: Fauci is playing “all sides of the equation” on reopening

Allahpundit May 13, 2020 7:31 PM

Hmmmm.

CNN poll: Biden by five — but Trump leads in battleground states

Ed Morrissey May 13, 2020 6:01 PM

Will it still be the economy, stupid?

Fauci: School in the fall? Not so fast …

Ed Morrissey May 12, 2020 12:01 PM

Plus: “Needless suffering and death” from accelerated reopening?

WSJ: Those shutdown job losses in manufacturing won’t come back

Ed Morrissey May 11, 2020 8:01 PM

Great Depression II?

Crater: Unemployment rate 14.7%, 20.5 million jobs vaporized in April

Ed Morrissey May 08, 2020 9:21 AM

“I’ll bring it back.”

Report: Trump doesn’t want to wear a mask because it’d signal that he’s preoccupied with health instead of the economy

Allahpundit May 07, 2020 7:21 PM

Opening up.

Report: White House shelves detailed new CDC guidance for businesses on reopening

Allahpundit May 07, 2020 11:31 AM

“[A]gency scientists were told the guidance ‘would never see the light of day’…”

Meltdown continues: 3.17 million jobless claims filed last week

Ed Morrissey May 07, 2020 9:56 AM

Bottom?

Trump: People are going to die when we reopen but Americans are “warriors”

Allahpundit May 05, 2020 8:41 PM

“Will some people be affected badly? Yes. But we have to get our country open.”

WaPo poll: Americans resist reopening, concern rising over infection

Ed Morrissey May 05, 2020 10:01 AM

Confidence game.

Apr 2020

The great Sweden debate: Trump versus … Trump fans?

Allahpundit Apr 30, 2020 11:31 AM

“Have you looked at the numbers lately!”

Meltdown continues: Another 3.8 million jobless claims last week, 30 million jobs vaporized

Ed Morrissey Apr 30, 2020 10:01 AM

Trump: No extension for stay-at-home guidance.

Gulp: Q1 GDP plunges 4.8% in COVID-19 economic meltdown

Ed Morrissey Apr 29, 2020 10:01 AM

“The risk is you’ve got to shut down again.”

On second thought: Trump un-cancels today’s coronavirus briefing, plans to discuss testing; Update: “Blueprint” for states?

Allahpundit Apr 27, 2020 3:31 PM

Data.

Georgia is reopening too many businesses too soon, says … Lindsey Graham?

Allahpundit Apr 21, 2020 7:31 PM

“I worry that our friends and neighbors in Georgia are going too fast too soon.”

Barr: We may join lawsuits against governors over their lockdown orders

Allahpundit Apr 21, 2020 6:01 PM

Federalism?

Not a lot of distancing going on at that anti-lockdown protest in Pennsylvania

Allahpundit Apr 20, 2020 5:31 PM

Great.

Fauci warns: Many antibody tests aren’t fully validated yet

Ed Morrissey Apr 20, 2020 12:01 PM

And what might that mean for market psychology?