Weekly Jobless Claims Just Blew Past the Alarm Threshold Last week, 263,000 Americans filed for unemployment—a spike of 27,000 in just seven days. That’s the highest number since October 2021, and it didn’t come quietly. It slammed into the data cycle on the same day as the inflation report, and for once, the CPI wasn’t the headline. This isn’t just volatility. It’s a structural signal. Hiring was already sluggish, with businesses tapping the brakes for months. But layoffs were holding steady—until now. The dam’s starting to crack. And when unemployment moves this fast, it doesn’t reverse overnight. Even analysts are admitting it. Josh Jamner of ClearBridge put it plainly: “For the first time in a long time, CPI is being…
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