Weekly Macro Brief: Labor slack, skepticism about fading fiscal support, Treasury issuance, goods prices
In this week's Macro Brief we highlight the resumption of the downward trend in labor market slack, we argue that we should not expect slower final demand in the second half of 2018 due to fading fiscal stimulus, we discuss rising Treasury borrowing needs and issuance, and we illustrate building goods price pressures with our chart of the week.
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