Jobless Claims & JOLTs Confirm 'Higher Hire, No Fire' Economy

Where Have The Men Gone? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, The Department of Labor keeps careful track of employment and the demographics thereof. Their latest report on men in the labor force is both mysterious and deeply alarming. It turns out that the labor force is missing about 7 million men who would otherwise be working. Close to a third of working-age men have vanished from the labor force. The labor force participation rate among “prime age men,” age 25 to 54, in the 1950s approached 100 percent. Now...

BofA Sees "Runaway Price Risk" In Spot Sulfur As Global Supply Chain Freezes Sulfur is a critical industrial input produced as a byproduct of oil refining and natural gas processing. With roughly half of the world's seaborne sulfur trade trapped behind the Hormuz maritime chokepoint, another 15% stuck in Kazakhstan due to export-logistics blockades, and demand destruction still insufficient across global markets, Bank of America analysts warn that spot sulfur prices have further upside potential. Matthew DeYoe, research analyst at BofA Securities, covering all things ag, materials, and chemicals, wrote in...

Israeli attacks in Gaza have significantly escalated since Israel halted strikes on Iran under the ceasefire that started on April 8, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing data from Gaza’s Health Ministry and the conflict monitor Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED). According to the Health Ministry numbers, since April 8, Israeli attacks in the […]