Chart of the Day: Consumers' Brief Relief From Inflation
After a mere two-month break, prices are rising again. Will they doom hiring? More »
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Daniel Indiviglio was an associate editor at The Atlantic from 2009 through 2011. He is now the Washington, D.C.-based columnist for Reuters Breakingviews. He is also a 2011 Robert Novak Journalism Fellow through the Phillips Foundation. More
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As the pessimists continue to bemoan the recovery and count on a double dip, some more good news was revealed on Thursday morning. U.S. exports hit a new all-time high in July as the trade gap shrunk to its second smallest size this year. Considering that demand is the biggest problem preventing more rapid hiring, steadily rising exports is an important part of the recovery narrative. Here's the chart, based on Bureau of Economic Analysis data: The red line… More »
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