It appears case growth is slowing. It was only up 12% week-over-week compared to 40% WoW ten days ago. Perhaps people are responding to the bad news. Of course Thanksgiving could be a disaster (Please be careful).
Bill McBride Sat 21 Nov 2020 00:05

RT @alexismadrigal: Co-leading this project with @kissane has been the most meaningful work of my life. Honestly, it is hard for me to thin…
Bill McBride Fri 20 Nov 2020 18:10

JPMorgan: "This winter will be grim, and we believe the economy will contract again in 1Q"
Bill McBride Fri 20 Nov 2020 17:34

Merrill: "We estimate that the expiration of federal UI programs—PUA and PEUC—alone could be a drag of 1.5pp in 1Q. Cutoff of other provisions will be added headwinds at the start of the year."
Bill McBride Fri 20 Nov 2020 15:29

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported 1.8 million tests, 183k cases, and 81k people currently hospitalized wi…
Bill McBride Fri 20 Nov 2020 00:59

The show was awesome - I watched it twice. I was just thinking about the final game, and pulled up the display board - oops.
Bill McBride Thu 19 Nov 2020 13:58

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported 1.5M tests, 164k cases, and 1,869 deaths. A record 79k people are curre…
Bill McBride Thu 19 Nov 2020 02:23

Off topic: In Queen's Gambit, the display board for the final game has an error at the critical moment. The White Queen should be on d3 (not c3 as shown), and bishop on e3 (not d3). https://t.co/h0PxxO0Cw5
Bill McBride Wed 18 Nov 2020 22:03

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported 1.5M tests, 149K cases, and 581 deaths. A record 73k people are current…
Bill McBride Tue 17 Nov 2020 00:41

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported 1.5M tests, 139K cases, and 583 deaths. 69k people are currently hospit…
Bill McBride Mon 16 Nov 2020 01:10

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported 1.7M tests, 163k cases, and 1,321 deaths. There are 69,455 people curr…
Bill McBride Sun 15 Nov 2020 00:59

Goldman “the European and US economies are likely to slow significantly in Q4/Q1 as colder weather puts upward pressure on case growth, in turn triggering restrictions, but reaccelerate sharply in Q2/Q3 following warmer weather”
Bill McBride Fri 13 Nov 2020 13:23

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported 1.5 million tests, 151k cases, and 67k people currently hospitalized wi…
Bill McBride Fri 13 Nov 2020 02:17

RT @ernietedeschi: The benefit cliff on December 31 is an economic setback when we least need one -- the winter months when businesses in m…
Bill McBride Thu 12 Nov 2020 17:02

Goldman expects disaster relief in early 2021: "We continue to expect Congress to approve additional fiscal support in the range of $1 trillion, but political and vaccine-related developments make this more likely to come in early 2021 than in the lame-duck session of Congress"
Bill McBride Thu 12 Nov 2020 17:02

RT @JedKolko: New COVID19 case rates have been lowest when average daily temperatures are in the 60s. New case rates are higher in the heat…
Bill McBride Thu 12 Nov 2020 14:42

Continued claims are at 6.8 million. Plus 4.1 million are receiving Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) that adds 13 additional weeks. Another 9.4 million are receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUC) that ends on Dec 26th. A huge hit is coming.
Bill McBride Thu 12 Nov 2020 13:52

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported 1.4M new tests and 144k cases, another all-time high. 65.4k people are…
Bill McBride Thu 12 Nov 2020 00:26

#USNavy My 98 years young Dad when he flew off the U.S.S Bennington in WWII. Best to all veterans! Thank you https://t.co/XXzgacfmOX
Bill McBride Wed 11 Nov 2020 17:06

RT @Rob_Hager: .?@Alignable? Poll: 46% of Beauty Salons & 42% of Restaurants Can’t Pay November Rent - ?@SoberLook? https://t.co/Tk93XJwQNq
Bill McBride Wed 11 Nov 2020 01:40

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported 1.2 million tests and 131k cases, the highest single-day total since th…
Bill McBride Wed 11 Nov 2020 00:55

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported 1.5 million tests, 119k cases, and 59k people currently hospitalized wi…
Bill McBride Tue 10 Nov 2020 01:14

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported 1.1 million tests, 103k cases, and 57k people currently hospitalized wi…
Bill McBride Mon 09 Nov 2020 01:43

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported 1.5 million tests and 128k cases, making today the fourth day in a row…
Bill McBride Sun 08 Nov 2020 00:27

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported record numbers of tests (1.5 million) and cases (116k). Hospitalization…
Bill McBride Fri 06 Nov 2020 00:25