Sho Chandra

Track U.S. @economics at Bloomberg. All facts, no spin. On SABEW board. Medill alum. Stints incl India & U.K. Opinions my own; RTs not endorsements.

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

Taste of the future of work..

[Michael Mandel @MichaelMandel]

Brick-and-mortar retail lost 127K FTE jobs over past two years (4Q16-4Q18). Ecommerce industries gained 319K FTE jobs over same period.

Households are paying workers to do their picking, packing, and driving, creating net job growth.
@ppi

[Steve Matthews @SteveMatthews12]

Economists are worried declining fiscal stimulus in late 2019 and 2020 could lead to a recession. But state and local spending will offset some of that. https://t.co/i3lWXKjHfT via @NewkirkMargaret @jeffkearns

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

..and they have no one lobbying for them either. Disturbing.

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

In 2018, @HUDgov found 35% of homeless people in the US were unsheltered, meaning they were living on the street, in abandoned buildings, or "in other places not suitable for human habitation," writes @emilym_moon. #PolarVortex2019 https://t.co/0eHlGaVR0R

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

Fed hike? That ain't happening for a while. Quite a while. https://t.co/MCDEUfZHhD via @markets @chrisjcondon

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

The Fed is (rightly) the focus today, but attention will turn tomorrow to the January jobs report. See what the shutdown did to the U.S. labor market. @economics https://t.co/MtM4wYPozD

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

Strong U.S. job market managed to shrug off the shutdown, but the government's partial closure still caused real pain in other ways

[Bloomberg @business]

Companies added more workers than forecast to U.S. payrolls in January, signaling a healthy start to the year for the job market https://t.co/iKQdk9m0ht

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

This chart is still making the news...

[Scott Lanman @scottlanman]

U.S. consumer confidence still looks relatively high, but billionaire investor Jeffrey Gundlach says the underlying data suggest a recession is coming https://t.co/5OnLg8vd70 via @markets

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

@EconguyRosie Similarly, a strong January jobs report on Friday won't be cause for celebration from the point of view of U.S. productivity growth, which is still pretty lame

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

Only a few days left for Jan. 31 deadline @SABEW Best in Business awards. Send in your entries...to compete..and hopefully, WIN.
https://t.co/HN7WEWoqPy

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

..and credits to @scottlanman for the catchy headline

[Scott Lanman @scottlanman]

Can the Fed be data-dependent without much data? @chrisjcondon and @ShoChandra explain why that's a problem:

https://t.co/OyWKIriIeN

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

Congrats, Sarah! I KNOW you'll shine in your new job. You're in good hands with Mark @hamrickisms and others

[Mark Hamrick @hamrickisms]

Welcome aboard to newest Bankrate journalist @sarahffoster! Part of our terrific, growing team, Sarah will focus on the economy and the Federal Reserve. Importantly, she'll help translate how they affect our personal finances. Go @bankrate @RedVentures!

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

Was it a gangbusters holiday shopping season? Did American consumers spend solidly last month? Hard to tell without key data during shutdown ....and for what else is missing see Quicktake https://t.co/sIUNaUHqDy by @jeffkearns and me @economics

https://t.co/5a25gfAzpn

[SABEW @SABEW]

SABEW urges end to government shutdown so journalists have access to data. Read the release: https://t.co/lu8zmstRmN]

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

We're on the same page!!
We also agreed it was strong jobs report across-the-board . A contrast to recent bad news that's more directly linked to the trade war with China & headwinds for factories

[Katia Dmitrieva @katiadmi]

Please tune in. We wore matching shirts for this.

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

What a great way for US labor market to end 2018: 312K US jobs added, a blowout! Wages match fastest pace since 2009! People getting drawn into job market to look for work--participation up! Proves Fed was right to raise rates!

[SABEW @SABEW]

Calling all students wanting to build their #resumes! @SABEW Best in Business #award gives #student #journalists recognition in the #business #journalism industry. Membership required to enter. https://t.co/RoyimhNofe

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

Making debt great again?! @atanzi on the `wave of red ink that’s rising under the Trump administration'

[Lisa Abramowicz @lisaabramowicz1]

U.S. government debt is rising at the fastest pace since 2012 & is projected to jump by $7.5 trillion from 2016 to 2023. https://t.co/ElEV9wZlJw

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

It explains a lot of what's happening in the U.S., esp in politics

[Mark Hamrick @hamrickisms]

Important when thinking about the political and income divide in our country. Like many developed countries, the divide has grown unlike the period after WWII when the middle class was broadly on the ascent.

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

Fed path beyond December is unclear. Inflation risks are weighted to the downside -- inflation expectations are cooling, used-car costs seen slowing, energy continues to weigh on headline price gauges

[Bloomberg Economics @economics]

A key measure of U.S. inflation picked up as expected in November, reinforcing expectations of a Fed interest rate hike next week https://t.co/bHUJIEVvKb

[Sho Chandra @ShoChandra]

@Anade_Situma @AJStream @g20org Hi Anade. Apologies for missing you. Let's chat this week about doing something in the future? I'm at [email protected] or [phone] and cover the US economy mainly