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\\n* Earlier today latest FOMC minutes released
\\n* Once again the weather is blamed for missed expectations, pretending the economy is better than it is
\\n* Now the Fed dismiss numbers as inaccurate, because seasonal adjustments are off
\\n* Why does the government need to seasonally adjust the numbers
\\n* Yearly GDP is the number that matters
\\n* Once the numbers begin adjusting the numbers you open the floodgates to manipulation and subjectivity
\\n* Wall Street analysts tend to be more optimistic for the first quarter
\\n* Studies show that Consumers spend most money in Q4; by the following Q1 consumers are taking a break
\\n* Same studies show Q2 is usually stronger
\\n* Why does the government have to come back with a new GDP measurement in order to come up with a bigger number?
\\n* To come up with low unemployment numbers they find ways to under-calculate the unemployed and count under-employed
\\n* Analysts are discounting weak data and expecting eventual rate hikes
\\n* The Fed is denying the weak economy not because they want to raise rates, but because they can't admit that their monetary policy has failed
\\n* Mixed economic data came out this week
\\n* Housing Market Expectation Index dropped from 56 in April to 54 in May - missing estimates for fifth time in 6 months
\\n* Housing Starts surged to 6 or 7-year high
\\n* Lingering optimism for a recovery
\\n* Walmart came in far below estimates, attributing miss to the strong dollar
\\n* Walmart is a net importer, so the strong dollar should work in its favor
\\n* Big drop in gasoline prices in Q1 did not provide a boost for Walmart because the underlying economy is weak
\\n* Los Angeles is the largest city in the country to pass the $15/hr minimum wage
\\n* They staggered the increase over 5 years, so adverse effects will not be directly attributed to those who voted for the increased minimum wage
\\n* It will be difficult to measure decisions not to hire as a result of the minimum wage
\\n* The $15/hr minimum wage makes it illegal to hire low-skilled workers for less, preventing them from gaining skills in order to earn more later
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