There is the jobs report in the morning ... the ADP report (the payroll processing thingy, not really a report) was far more bullish than expected. I don't not the relative rates/reporting periods and so on, but as memory serves while when asked about the economy, jobs, and 'better off' people are pretty grumpy, other indicator's are more in line with the fear factor receding.
My understanding from people who provide day care services and who provide child enrichment services (say piano lessons e.g.) are that both only very recently becoming rather swamped. These are not things unemployed parents avail themselves of. That's my Peter Lynch notion for current economic direction.
Who know's.
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