Labor Day: Hiring is strong enough to worry the Fed
Strong labour data forces tightening
The American economy, from Washington policy to household finances and the holiday calendar.
Strong labour data forces tightening
Two-tier rates plus exemptions
Strategic buffer exhausted
Refunds raise bill issuance
Growth feedback assumptions
Contained retaliation deflates premium
Rating symmetry across agencies
Term premium on governance risk
Input tariffs compress downstream margins
Procyclical fiscal stance
Blocked deal triggers termination payment
Political veto as deal variable
Incidence of China tariffs
Business-formation model overstates jobs
Structural deficit under divided government
National-security review discounts premium
Lean stock restores margin
Duration rally eases conditions
Rating drift as slow-moving term premium
Legislative dysfunction as fiscal premium
Vacancies fall without unemployment spike
Full-employment deficits pressure term premium
Governance premium, not default risk
IRA/CHIPS lower hurdle rates
Ceiling resolution reprices bills
Trend-choice sensitivity of savings estimates
TGA depletion and payment prioritisation
Technical default priced in 1Y contracts
Unrealised losses hidden by accounting
Extraordinary measures drain TGA
Revolving credit funds holiday spend