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This week, the jobs report answered in a very different way.

Are we or aren’t we in a recession? Last week I noted that mild GDP declines had raised this question.

I’m Danielle Hale, Chief Economist for ® and here’s what you need to know.

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Finally, Danielle covers the highlights and lowlights of the latest housing vacancy survey, which Economic Analyst Hannah Jones wrote about here.

Meanwhile weekly housing data shows very similar trends to last week, signaling an ongoing downshift in housing activity.

Uncertainty about what’s ahead for the economy and short-term rates is driving volatility in mortgage rates.

This week’s mortgage rate data dipped again as George Ratiu, Manager of Econoimc Research, noted.

Danielle also highlights the latest data on vehicle sales, and what they mean for this interest-rate sensitive sector.

Economic Analyst Joel Berner’s take here.

This week, Chief Economist Danielle Hale discusses how the latest jobs report, job openings, and jobless claims data feed into the topical recent question: are we in a recession? For a more detailed look at the jobs report, see Sr.

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