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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 14h
Bitcoin at $70477.92; Ethereum at $2085.84. Bitcoin is about -22.1% down from a month ago, and about -28% down from a year ago. Ethereum is about -32.4% down from a month ago and about -23% down from a year ago. #crypto #econsky
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Justin Lahart @jdlahart.bsky.social · 1d
The pace of hiring in America has dropped precipitously, and there isn’t a single reason why.

Instead, there are a lot of them.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This Is Why It’s So Hard to Find a Job Right Now
A ‘deep freeze’ has enveloped the U.S. labor market. A whole bunch of factors are at play.
www.wsj.com

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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 2d
Comparing the evolution of job posting on Indeed for Germany and the UK since the pandemic. All posting indexed to 100% on Feb. 1, 2020 #econsky #indeed
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 2d
At the end of this week, the GDPNow forecast from the Altanta Fed for Q4 2025 stands at at 4.24%. GDPNow is a nowcasting model for GDP growth projecting 13 GDP subcomponents with monthly source data, a factor model and a BVAR. #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 2d
The average rate on a U.S. 30-Year Fixed Rate Conforming #mortgage on 05 February was at 6.098%. Relative to the prior week, the rate has increased by about 0.03 p.p. #mortgagerates #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
Banks' Balance Sheets Post-Pandemic Fueled by Higher Cash and Treasuries/Agencies Holdings #BankLending #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
Breakdown of #LightVehicle sales in Jan 2026 #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
#Vehicle sales for Jan 2026 at 14.936M units, down -1.07M units from prior month #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
The Kansas City Financial Stress index in Jan 2026 at -0.69, up 0 from prior month. Positive values indicate #stress above the long-run average, while negative values signify below-average stress #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
5Y Breakeven Inflation Rate at 2.48%, down from 2.53% last week; 10Y Breakeven Inflation at 2.32%. Breakeven inflation uses the difference between Constant Maturity and Inflation-Indexed Constant Maturity Treasuries to calculate market expectations #inflation #econsky.
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
10Y #Treasury is at 4.21%, down from 4.29% last week. How are shorter-term interest rates contributing to the change in the yield curve? #interest #econsky https://tinyurl.com/m7pdyyyf
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
The U.S. Dollars to U.K. Pound Sterling Spot Exchange Rate stood at 1.3729 USD/GBP last week (30 January). Relative to a month ago, this is 1.8% higher. Relative to a year ago, the exchange rate has risen by 10.3% #exchangerate #gbp #usd #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
Last week (30 January) the U.S. Dollars to Euro Exchange Rate was 1.1885 USD/EUR. Relative to a month ago, this is an increase of approx. 1.3%. Relative to a year ago, the exchange rate is about 14.3% higher. #exchangerate #eur #usd #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Average US 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage last week at 6.11%, up 0.01 p.p. from prior week. 5/1 ARM at 6.1% #mortgage #househunters #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Emerging Market Update: Longer-term view of currency movements since the start of the post-pandemic monetary tightening cycle. All currencies indexed to 100 on March 16 (date of the first Fed rate hike); latest data point is 30 Jan #fx #emergingmarkets #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
The rate of job openings in Dec 2025 came in at 3.9%, down from 4.2% in Nov 2025. JOLTS defines Job Openings as all positions that are open (not filled) on the last business day of the month. #jolts #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
The hire rate for Dec 2025 at 3.3%, up from 3.2% in the prior month. JOLTS defines Hires as all additions to the payroll during the month #jolts #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
JOLTS update: The quits rate for Dec 2025 came in at 2%, down by 0p.p. from prior month. Job quits measure voluntary separations by employees (retirements are reported as other separations) #jolts #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Today's JOLTS update suggest that 3.2M people quit their job in Dec 2025, up from 3.2in the prior month. Quits are voluntary separations initiated by the employee, and can proxy willingness or ability to leave jobs. #JOLTS #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Longer-term view of Weekly Claims data. Relative to the peak during the pandemic, where the 4-week moving average of continued claims reached 21243K in the week of 16 May 2020, today's reading of 1850.75K continued is a decline of about -91% #claims #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Weekly Initial Claims (first-time applications for unemployment benefits), a proxy for layoffs, increase to 231K (up 22K from prior week); 4-week moving average of continued claims decrease from 1865.5K to 1850.8K in Jan 2026 #claims #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Bitcoin at $72853.79; Ethereum at $2150.73. Bitcoin is about -21.5% down from a month ago, and about -24% down from a year ago. Ethereum is about -34.1% down from a month ago and about -17% down from a year ago. #crypto #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 5d
The rental #vacancy rate (proportion of the rental inventory vacant for rent) for Oct 2025 at 7.2, up 0.1% from last quarter #housing #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 5d
Brent Crude oil prices for the month of Feb 2026 averaged $67.72 per barrel. Relative to the prior month, that's down $-4.53 per barrel #oil #brent #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 5d
Visualizing currency movements of key US trading partners since the start of the post-pandemic monetary tightening cycle. All currencies indexed to 100 on March 16 (date of the first Fed rate hike); latest data point is 30 Jan #fx #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 5d
Uncertainty Update: VIX at 18; 7-day average of the Economic Policy Uncertainty Index at 270.2, down -7.6 from the prior week #vix #MarketVolatility #econsky https://tinyurl.com/3bvx9f5m
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 5d
The Chicago Fed Financial Conditions Index in Jan 2026 came in at -0.56, up from -0.56 the prior month.Negative values indicate financial conditions that are looser than average. #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 5d
Today's #ADP data suggests a decline in private sector #employment of -30000K jobs, down from -22000K in Dec 2025. Note that historically the ADP report is not overly accurate in predicting the #payroll number. #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 5d
From the Senior Loan Officers Survey: Changes in lending standards for Commercial and Industrial loans in Q1; keep an eye on spread of loan rates over Banks' funding costs #SLOOS #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 5d
On 30 Jan the Nominal Emerging Market USD Index stood at 128.3721. Relative to a month ago, this is approx. a decrease of -1.4%. Relative to a year ago, USD is about -6.94% lower. The index is weighted against a broad subset of emerging market currencies #exchangerates #econsky
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