Ahead of September's Non-Farm Payrolls report, Goldman Sachs (GS) is ominously lowing their numbers.
Via ZeroHedge:
Downgrading Our Sept Payroll Forecast
BOTTOM LINE: We are changing our forecast for the September change in nonfarm payrolls to -250,000 from -200,000. We continue to think that the unemployment rate will be reported at 9.8%.
KEY POINTS:
1. The latest data points on the US job market have been disappointing on balance, including the Monster index of on-line hiring, the ISM employment index, consumers’ assessments of job availability, and the total number of individuals receiving continuing claims for unemployment insurance, including those for extended benefits.
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