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Danielle DiMartino Booth: Powell Won't Stop "Until The Job Is Done"

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How Do Backlogs Distort the Economy?

Backlogs dictate pent up demand or lack thereof. So seeing back logs go negative these last few months tells me i didn't need to see the employment report to see ours work declined. We watch housing very, very closely. The more real time, the better. Purchase applications on a weekly basis tell you a whole heck of a lot about housing activity. When we saw the decline after the housing bust it took a hundred and 64 weeks to get to the level of weakness that we've gott in to in half that time in the current cycle.

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