@DannyDayan5 If global payment flow starts to slow down due to tariff and economic activity, then debt in Eurobond system is not going to be easy to be serviced. USD reserve status can hit things very hard, people always forget the weapon.
@PauloMacro Do you think any entity holding a significant chunk of US assets can simply sell them? Europe tried, and Trump forced them back in line. This isn't free capital!
The part-time labor market ratio is a high-quality slack indicator, often capturing weakness before a spike in the unemployment rate.
An early warning sign.
The part-time labor market ratio measures the number of people working part-time for non-economic reasons compared to economic reasons.
Non-economic reasons mean voluntary part-time work (school, caregiving, lifestyle, etc.)
Economic reasons mean involuntary part-time work (you want a full-time job but can't find one).
The December labor market report showed a follow-through in this ratio declining, a signal that there's a rising number of people working part-time, not because they want to, but because they cannot get hired full-time.