BREAKDOWN: Bull vs. Bear... Who Has the Economy Right?

From markets to real estate to the dollar to retail, the data on whether the economy is recovering or not is hella confused.

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The economy is nothing if not confounding right now.

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Ciphertrace.

Across every domain, from real estate to oil to retail, there are bull signals and bear signals.

In this episode, NLW looks at those signals in the following areas:

Markets - strong stock recovery vs. growth in cash deposits
Employment - growth in jobs vs. persistent continuing jobless claims
Retail - growth in foot traffic vs. demand destruction
Oil - growth in demand (but not in economically productive diesel)
Real estate - surge in mortgage applications vs. worst home sales since 2010
Dollar - declining confidence vs. there is no alternative
COVID-19 - reduced death rates in the U.S. vs. growing caseload

What’s the answer? Is this just a narrative mirage recovery? Listen and find out.

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We cover news and analysis on the trends, price movements, technologies, companies and people in the bitcoin and digital currency world.

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