21.5.18 - U.S. economic recovery is proving bumpy

# Bloomberg - U.S. economic recovery is proving bumpy

1. Economy is flashing messy signals.

• inflation expectations are rising
• consumer prices are rising

but,

• retail sales are stalling
• hiring market is dull

2. Where once the worry was of a K-shaped recovery, now the outlook is for a multi-pronged economy.

some workers and small businesses is still struggling. but some big-name employers such as Amazon act to address labor shortages as demand rebounds.