Behind the Markets Podcast · Friday, July 24, 2026
Despite rising oil prices, Jeremy Schwartz notes that real economy indicators remain generally fine. He highlights that unemployment claims reached a 60-year low of 180,700 for the week.
“I mean, again, you know, all the indicators on the real economy are fine. They're not boom, super boom, but they're fine.”
“We had claims of 180, 700, I mean, you know, there is volatility on that one week.”
“But that was a 60 year low on unemployment claims. Um, for the week.”