A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to 4%
@TBPInvictus here. Real GDP Percent Change from Quarter One Year Ago, Annually, End of Period Source: FRED The Bureau of...
Flag Fashion
I am always intrigued by the psychological and cognitive issues hidden in the news. The Nike Betsy Ross flag issue revealed a number of...
Art Laffer Auditions for the Fed
@TBPInvictus here. With Herman Cain and Stephen Moore apparently on life support for Fed slots, looks like Art Laffer is stepping up his...
Min Wage Debate: NYC Edition
@TBPInvictus here: With his typical mendacity, and by cherry picking his data for unsuspecting readers, Mark Perry has again muddied the...
Auto Delinquency Rates Feed the Debt Trolls
@TBPInvictus here: A throwaway line at the very tail end of a NY Fed blog post unfortunately got picked up lickety-split by all manner of...
Return of the Ever-Wrongs
@TBPInvictus here: As the Fed was battling the after effects of the Great Financial Crisis, a group of finance types wrote an open letter...
The model of self-restraint and under-statement up until now . . .
click for full size original graphic Source: Go Comics
2018 Campaign: Biggest Issue by State
What the 2018 Campaign Looks Like in Your Hometown Source: Bloomberg Here are the details: “For much of the nation, health...
Never Tempt the Market Gods…
@TBPInvictus here: Dow just crashes through 25,000. Congrats! Big cuts in unnecessary regulations continuing. — Donald J. Trump...