I saw these two charts this morning one from the Wall Street Journal’s Daily Shot and the other Axios Markets.

This appears to highlight the quite remarkable economic recovery since the great recession. Increasing Job Openings is a very good way to address the needs of the Unemployed looking for jobs. On the other hand when the two numbers cross, we may be moving into interesting territory for wage growth / inflation.

Once upon a time, the US National Debt was supposedly not necessarily a good thing. I guess I was never overly concerned about the US Budget Deficit. But, it was always thought there were limits. Based on the very rapid growth in the deficits since the Great Recession, we may find out if there are in fact any ramifications to the level of US Government debt.