The Financial Futurist Newsletter — Issue #13

This Weekly LinkedIn newsletter from Jason Schenker includes original research from The Futurist Institute and Prestige Economics to help prepare leaders for the future — this week and beyond!

1. The Future of the Consumer

One of the most important economic reports this week is Consumer Confidence.

Why?

Consumption is over 70% of the U.S. economy.

It's one of the first data releases for May.

To learn more about Consumer Confidence, check out my LinkedIn Learning video on the subject:

2. The Future of the Economy

Q1 2021 U.S. GDP will be released this week.

Wait. Wasn't that GDP report already released?

It was.

But each GDP report is released three times.

And this week, it will be the second release of Q1 2021 U.S. GDP!

To learn more about GDP, check out my LinkedIn Learning video on the subject:

3. The Future of New Home Sales and Housing

An important economic report to watch this week will be New Home Sales.

The data shows both sales numbers and prices.

Sales figures were exceptionally strong in March.

This week will reveal what happened in April.

To learn more about the impact of U.S. New Home Sales on the economy, check out this LinkedIn Learning video:

4. The Future of Work and Jobless Claims

Weekly jobless claims data have recently improved.

Vaccinations have increased, COVID cases have fallen, and people are getting back to work.

But there is still a long way to go!

To learn more about the most recent Weekly Jobless Claims report, check out this recent LinkedIn post from Jason Schenker on this topic:

5. The Future of Jobs

Monthly jobs data from May will be released next week on 4 June 2021.

It's the BLS Employment Situation report, which includes the unemployment rate and non-farm payroll numbers.

This report is what analysts, investors, politicians, and commentators call the Monthly Jobs Report, and it is considered the most important economic release of the month.

To learn more about the Monthly Jobs Report, check out this LinkedIn Learning video:

6. The Future of Leadership

Leadership is about sharing.

But why?

It's important for those who have made their way in the world to help those trying to advance their career as well as those looking for work.

To learn more, check out this recent LinkedIn post from Jason Schenker on this topic:

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Jason Schenker

Chairman of The Futurist Institute and President of Prestige Economics.