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Right now, corporate spreads relative to government bonds are low historically, despite an uncertain economic outlook – it is like this every time before a major sell-off in bond markets
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A humorous look at the companies that caught our eye, for better or worse, this week
Housing starts fell 8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.43 million last month. The figure for May was revised lower.
Retail sales rose by 0.2% in June, below projections for a 0.6% increase.
The economy added 209,000 jobs in June, a healthy number that surpassed some forecasts but fell short of the revised gain of 306,000 in May.