3rd Quarter 2023: Wake Me Up When September Ends; taking a break will be back for the 4th qtr

 Olde Business:

Employment numbers in the USA stay strong,
April 2023:  the American economy added 253,000 jobs in the month of April, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%

May 2023:the American economy added 339,000 jobs in the month of May, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.7%

June 2023: the American economy added 209,000  jobs in the month of June, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.6%

July 2023: the American economy added 209,000  jobs in the month of July, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.6%

August 2023: the American economy added 187,000  jobs in the month of August, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.8%

CPI Inflation 2022/2023

October:             7.7 percent
November:         7.1 percent
December 2022: 6.5 percent

January 2023:    6.4 percent
February 2023: 6.0 percent
March 2023:      5.1 percent

April  2023:       4.9 percent

May   2023:       4 percent

June  2023:        3 percent

July  2023:        3.2 percent
August  2023:   3.7 percent