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🚨US BANKRUPTCIES ARE ON THE RISE🚨
The number of bankruptcy filings hit 452 year-to-date, the 2nd largest in 13 YEARS. In August alone, 63 companies went under, the 4th LARGEST since the COVID CRISIS. Most bankruptcies have been seen in the consumer discretionary sector. Source: Global Markets Investor
Full-time employment DROPPED by 1 million workers in August on a year-over year basis, marking the 7th consecutive monthly decline.
Since the June 2023 peak, full-time job count in the US has fallen by a whopping 1.5 million. Meanwhile, part-time employment rose by 1 million year-over-year in August. Additionally, the number of permanent job losers jumped by 324,000 year-over-year, to 2.5 million, the highest since November 2021. This was the 16th straight month of part-time job gains, the longest streak since the 2008 Financial Crisis. The US job market is cooling down. Source: FRED, The Kobeissi Letter
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