Macro/Econ Archives - The Big Picture

Who is to blame for the rampant inflation the United States (and the entire world) have been experiencing over the past 12...

Right now across the country brokers and advisors are getting phone calls from their clients: “I need to sell some...

Every day, millions of sailors, truck drivers, longshoremen, warehouse workers and delivery drivers keep mountains of goods moving into...

Business Formation Statistics (monthly national, regional, and state levels) Source: United States Census Bureau Another...

I cannot recall a parallel era to this in terms of economic cross-currents. There are credible arguments on both sides of a lot of...

Ritholtz Wealth Management CIO & “Masters in Business” Host Barry Ritholtz discusses what he’s watching amid all of...

Are we heading into a recession? According to quite a few observers, this is almost no longer a question, but rather seems to be a...

Any attempt to depict the universe with only symbols and numbers runs into an obvious challenge: It is almost it is all but...

It’s a given that no one knows what the future holds. But that does not mean we merely shrug our shoulders and...

After two years of 0 conferences, financial events, and public gatherings, I seem to be making up for lost time with a...