The runway is getting clearer, but the U.S. economy still isn't assured of a soft landing

From cnbc.com

November’s solid jobs report did not assure that the economy will come in for a soft landing, but it did help to clear the runway a little more. After all, there’s nothing about a 3.7% unemployment rate and another 199,000 jobs that even whispers “recession,” let alone screams it. At least for now, then, the U.S. economy can take another win with a small “W” as it looks to navigate through what had been the highest inflation level in more than 40 years — and a still-uncertain path ahead. “Overall, the jobs market is doing its part to get us to a soft landing,” said Daniel Zhao, lead economist at ... (full story)