US retail sales

Retail sales in the US have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, despite the significant growth over the summer. Since peaking in July, retail sales have been running at around 82-87% of comparable years. Chain-store sales suffered more,… Read More

You would think that with a huge spike in unemployment in the United States, it would be easy for businesses to find employees. However, according to the NFIB, the largest small-business lobbying bureau, it seems to be the opposite.… Read More

Last Week’s Highlights China Exports Rise More than Expected in June The latest export data from China showed an unexpected increase in June according to the official data. Exports rose at a pace of 0.5% on a year over year basis. This… Read More