Macro/Econ Archives - The Big Picture

Succinct Summations for the week ending November 27th, 2020 Positives: 1. POTUS belatedly admits loss, allows GSA to begin transition. 2....

Today in wonky economic ephemera: This morning, Thom Keene was discussing the possibility of a slowdown, zero growth, or a...

Succinct Summations for the week ending November 20th, 2020 Positives: 1. Pfizer and Moderna vaccine progress teases a return to...

Succinct Summations for the week ending November 13th, 2020 Positives: 1. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech vaccine proves 90% effective at...

Succinct Summations for the week ending November 6th, 2020 Positives: 1. Markets rally strongly for the week on [insert favorite...

Total Nonfarm Employees: Where does each admin begin or end? Source: FRED A quick note this AM about an important issue I...

Succinct Summations for the week ending October 30th, 2020 Positives: 1. Early voting sets record; We are closer to the end of the cycle...

Succinct Summations for the week ending October 23rd, 2020 Positives: 1. Markets find their footing as stimulus talks continue; 2....

Come check out this panel tonight: I’ll be on this panel with some very interesting people discussing the state of the...

This week, we speak with Dr. Lisa Cook, a professor in the department of economics and in international relations at Michigan State...