Euro zone, China, Amazon, US employment

by WARREN MOSLER Lots of headlines pointing to corporate weakness: Amazon sales outlook falls short after record holiday quarter (Reuters) Fast and free shipping helped the world’s largest online retailer boost revenue by 20 percent. Net income jumped 63 percent …

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Employment, NYSE margin debt

by WARREN MOSLER Employment growth had been decelerating with the collapse in oil capex in Dec. 2014, but had started to accelerate with the initial impact of the year-end tax cuts, which now look to be fading: Highlights Sustainable non-inflationary …

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Consumer credit, Employment

by WARREN MOSLER Highlights Consumer credit growth slowed more than expected to just $10.9 billion in September, below Econoday’s consensus range and less than half of the upwardly revised $22.9 billion August increase. Growth slowed in nonrevolving credit, which rose …

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